# NTSB NYC70FHD43: Cessna 170B, N2516C, Mt Laurel, NJ, June 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1970
- Place: Mt Laurel, NJ · MT LAUREL, NJ
- Location: 39.9340° N, 74.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Laurel, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9340&lon=-74.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FHD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2588  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2516C-1972-01-19), registration cancelled 1972-01-19, S/N 26160, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burlington County

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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