# NTSB NYC71FHG04: Cessna 170, N4080V, Lockhaven, PA, August 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1970
- Place: Lockhaven, PA · LOCKHAVEN, PA
- Location: 41.1371° N, 77.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lock Haven, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1371&lon=-77.4532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FHG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4012  70/8/14    LOCKHAVEN,PA        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 116
        TIME - 0030                    N4080V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCK HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCKHAVEN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- TKOF E MADE R TURN HIT MTN RIDGE S OF FLD APRX 1200FT MSL.BLOOD ALCHOL LVL 78MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4080V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4080V-1971-09-30), registration cancelled 1971-09-30, S/N 18412, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lock Haven

## Other investigations on N4080V (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 NYC65A0156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0156), Jun 27, 1965: Cessna 170 (N4080V), Neffsville, PA, minor damage, 1 fatal

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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