# NTSB NYC75FNE25: Cessna 170A, N5512C, Orange, MA, January 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1975
- Place: Orange, MA · ORANGE, MA
- Location: 42.6052° N, 72.2922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6052&lon=-72.2922&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 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0026  75/1/19    ORANGE,MA           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 562
        TIME - 1130                    N5512C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NORTHAMPTON,MA              RETURN                       ORANGE,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5512C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange Muni

## 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 19750119001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750119001019A), Jan 19, 1975: Cessna 170A, Orange, MA, 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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