# NTSB SEA71DXM30: Cessna 170B, N8232A, Mc Call, ID, April 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1971
- Place: Mc Call, ID · MC CALL, ID
- Location: 44.9084° N, 116.1125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCall, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9084&lon=-116.1125&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160460
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DXM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DXM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1108   71/4/3    MC CALL,ID          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1200
        TIME - 1344                    N8232A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC CALL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         MC CALL,ID
        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: OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOWBANKS ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8232A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8232A-1974-03-22), registration cancelled 1974-03-22, S/N 25084, built 1952 (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: Mc Call Muni

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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