# NTSB NYC73AN089: Cessna 170A, N1452D, Turner, ME, December 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1972
- Place: Turner, ME · TURNER, ME
- Location: 44.2578° N, 70.2579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turner, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2578&lon=-70.2579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3753  72/12/27   TURNER,ME           CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N1452D              PX-  1  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 60, 11460 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2505 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWITCHELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURNER,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- OVER MAX GROSS WT 10 LBS,4-6 INCHES SNOW ON RWY.BEGAN TKOF ABOUT 585 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1452D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1452D-1973-01-31), registration cancelled 1973-01-31, S/N 20035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Twitchell

## Other investigations on N1452D (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 MIA69F0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0071), Jul 18, 1968: Cessna 170 (N1452D), Deland, FL, destroyed

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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