# NTSB NYC72FNC05: Cessna 170B, N4586C, Brookline, NH, July 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1971
- Place: Brookline, NH · BROOKLINE, NH
- Location: 42.7348° N, 71.6581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookline, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7348&lon=-71.6581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2623  71/7/27    BROOKLINE,NH        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 357
        TIME - 1845                    N4586C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKLINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKLINE,NH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4586C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4586C-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N 25530 (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: Brookline

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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