# NTSB NYC81FHA19: Cessna 170, N1400D, Uniondale, PA, July 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1981
- Place: Uniondale, PA · UNIONDALE, PA
- Location: 41.7131° N, 75.4832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Dale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7131&lon=-75.4832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1610  81/7/19    UNIONDALE,PA        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N1400D              PX-  0  0  3  PARAJUMP-SPORT            44, 8500 TOTAL HOURS, 61
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAHL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIONDALE,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FILMING PARACHUTE JUMPS.CAMERA MAN ATCHD TRIP LN TO LE OF WNG INSTEAD OF STRUT.R WNG MUSHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1400D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1400D-2015-04-24), registration cancelled 2015-04-24, S/N 19983, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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: Stahl

## 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 19810719042119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042119A), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 170A, Uniondale, PA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop right drift on takeoff climb with camera mounted on wing strut. Trip line on wing reduced lift.

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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