NYC70FHD43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Mt Laurel, NJ · June 28, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1970
Place
Mt Laurel, NJ · MT LAUREL, NJ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2516CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118862

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2588  70/6/28    MT LAUREL,NJ        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 399
        TIME - 1615                    N2516C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RED BANK,NJ                 MT LAUREL,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD TO OPEN THROTTLE,LINKAGE BINDING,ENG REMAINED AT IDLE.STRETCHED GLIDE DUE RWY LIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2516C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burlington County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.