# NTSB NYC74FGT21: Cessna 170B, N3417C, Hanover, PA, June 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1974
- Place: Hanover, PA · HANOVER, PA
- Location: 39.8118° N, 76.9836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanover, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8118&lon=-76.9836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126454
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGT21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1378   74/6/6    HANOVER,PA          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 215
        TIME - 1720                    N3417C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCK HAVEN,PA               HANOVER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- LOW APPROACH,CAUGHT WHEELS IN STANDING WHEAT PRIOR TO RUNWAY THRESHOLD.FLIPPED OVER ON BACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3417C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3417C), registered now, S/N 26460 (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: Hanover

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740606014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740606014949A), Jun 6, 1974: Cessna 170B, Hanover, PA, Substantial damage. Low approach,caught wheels in standing wheat prior to runway threshold. Flipped over on back.

## Other investigations on N3417C (2)

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 ANC97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA063), Apr 29, 1997: Cessna 170B (N3417C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure his seat was properly latched, and his resultant failure (or inability) to recover from the student pilot's bounced landing. A factor…
- [NTSB NYC66D0651](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0651), May 8, 1966: Cessna 170B (N3417C), Montgomery, PA, 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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