# NTSB NYC73FHA04: Cessna 170, N2987D, Montrose, PA, July 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1972
- Place: Montrose, PA · MONTROSE, PA
- Location: 41.8334° N, 75.8761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montrose, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8334&lon=-75.8761&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2490  72/7/17    MONTROSE,PA         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 257
        TIME - 1900                    N2987D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCK HAVEN PA               BROOM COUNTY APT,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  APPROACHING DARKNESS
        REMARKS- FIELD HAD KNEE-HIGH GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2987D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2987D), registered now, S/N 26930, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grifport

## Other investigations on N2987D (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 MIA03CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA165), Aug 13, 2003: Cessna 170B (N2987D), La Belle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff resulting in ground looping and substantial damage.

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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