# NTSB NYC76DFJ10: Cessna 170B, N8086A, Leroy, NY, October 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1975
- Place: Leroy, NY · LEROY, NY
- Location: 42.9780° N, 77.9909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Roy, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9780&lon=-77.9909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3129   75/10/5   LEROY,NY            CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 636
        TIME - 2030                    N8086A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRICKFORD FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEROY,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED TO GRASS AREA,L GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8086A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8086A), registered now, S/N 20938, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brickford Field

## 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 19751005032769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005032769A), Oct 5, 1975: Cessna 170B, Leroy, NY, Substantial damage. Acft veered to grass area,l gr collapsed.

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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