# NTSB NYC76AN027: Cessna 170B, N8060A, Indian Lake, NY, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Indian Lake, NY · INDIAN LAKE, NY
- Location: 43.7826° N, 74.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7826&lon=-74.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3612  75/8/23    INDIAN LAKE,NY      CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 372
        TIME - 1730                    N8060A              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIAN LAKE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD LO PASS AND L STEEP TURN BFR PITCH DWN.ACFT LMTNS DOOR OFF MAX YAW ANGLE 10 DEG,BANK 15
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8060A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060A-1975-10-28), registration cancelled 1975-10-28, S/N 20912 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19750823030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823030329A), Aug 23, 1975: Cessna 170B, Indian Lake, NY, Destroyed. Acft obsvd lo pass and l steep turn bfr pitch dwn. Acft lmtns door off max yaw angle 10 deg,bank 15

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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