# NTSB NYC75DHA16: Cessna 170B, N2978D, E Stroudsburg, PA, September 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1974
- Place: E Stroudsburg, PA · E STROUDSBURG, PA
- Location: 41.0050° N, 75.1713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Stroudsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0050&lon=-75.1713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3289  74/9/27    E STROUDSBURG,PA    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 67, 3213
        TIME - 1445                    N2978D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2450 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD-POCONO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          E STROUDSBURG,PA            HANOVER,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          215                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY X-WIND.CONTACTED HIGH WEEDS,ROUGH GND,POTHOLE NEXT TO RWY.WING HIT GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2978D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978D-1993-03-31), registration cancelled 1993-03-31, S/N 26921 (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: Birchwood-Pocono

## 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 19740927001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740927001589A), Sep 27, 1974: Cessna 170B, E Stroudsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Gusty x-wind. Contacted high weeds,rough gnd,pothole next to rwy. Wing hit gnd.

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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