# NTSB SEA72FYC31: Cessna 170, N2772D, Donald, OR, March 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1972
- Place: Donald, OR · DONALD, OR
- Location: 45.2215° N, 122.8378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Donald, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2215&lon=-122.8378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYC31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1098  72/3/28    DONALD,OREG         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1992
        TIME - 1320                    N2772D              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DONALD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DONALD,OREG                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED 3-TIMES.DEPARTED RWY LEFT SIDE.RIGHT LNDG GR COLLAPSED AFTR HITTING DIRT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2772D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2772D-2022-03-15), registration cancelled 2022-03-15, S/N 25314, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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: Donald

## Other investigations on N2772D (2)

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.

- [NTSB ERA20LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA338), Sep 22, 2020: Cessna 170 (N2772D), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty, shifting wind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA7LFYC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA7LFYC22), Sep 27, 1975: Cessna 170B (N2772D), Cascade Locks, OR, 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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