# NTSB NYC67A0105: Cessna 170A, N9753A, Mcclellandtown, PA, January 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1967
- Place: Mcclellandtown, PA · MCCLELLANDTOWN, PA
- Location: 39.8870° N, 79.8667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McClellandtown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8870&lon=-79.8667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0014  67/1/22    MCCLELLANDTOWN,PA   CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 529
        TIME - 1400                    N9753A              PX-  2  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9753A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9753A), registered now, S/N 19214 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Skala

## Other investigations on N9753A (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA341), Jun 4, 2012: Cessna 170A (N9753A), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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