# NTSB NYC70FFA15: Cessna 170B, N2566C, Saranac Lake, NY, April 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1970
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY · SARANAC LAKE, NY
- Location: 44.3259° N, 74.1309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saranac Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3259&lon=-74.1309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1798  70/4/13    SARANAC LAKE,NY     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 273
        TIME - 1450                    N2566C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADIRONDACK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SARANAC LAKE,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT OVER-CORRECTED DRIFT DRG T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2566C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Adirondack

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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