# NTSB NYC70FFG04: Cessna 190, N4314N, Pownal, ME, March 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1970
- Place: Pownal, ME · POWNAL, ME
- Location: 43.8991° N, 70.1818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Pownal, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8991&lon=-70.1818&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FFG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FFG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1342  70/3/22    POWNAL,ME           CESSNA 190          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 630
        TIME - 0715                    N4314N              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIBBARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POWNAL,ME                   JAMESTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PLTS OWN STRIP. RWY SANDY-MUD 3 TO 5 INCHES DEEP,SNOW BANKS 12-24 IN HI ALONG EDGES,ACROSS ENDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4314N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314N-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 7096, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hibbard

## Other investigations on N4314N (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 NYC67F0402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0402), Nov 24, 1966: Cessna 190 (N4314N), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage

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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