# NTSB SEA76DYG64: Cessna 170, N517TG, Ritzville, WA, July 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1976
- Place: Ritzville, WA · RITZVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.1230° N, 118.3753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ritzville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1230&lon=-118.3753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2230   76/7/7    RITZVILLE,WA        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 399
        TIME - 2200                    N517TG              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RITZVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELL,WA                  RITZVILLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON 50FT WIDE GRAVEL STRIP,DRIFTED LEFT INTO HIGH GRASS AND HIDDEN DITCH.RWY LTS OUTSIDE DITCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N517TG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N517TG), registered now, S/N 18517 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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: Ritzville

## 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 19760707022149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760707022149A), Jul 7, 1976: Cessna 170, Ritzville, WA, Substantial damage. Lndd on 50FT wide gravel strip,drifted left into high grass and hidden ditch. Rwy lts outside ditch

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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