# NTSB SEA77DYP42: Cessna 170B, N2731D, Connell, WA, August 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1977
- Place: Connell, WA · CONNELL, WA
- Location: 46.6605° N, 118.8406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connell, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6605&lon=-118.8406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYP42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3111  77/8/29    CONNELL,WA          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2731D              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNELL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELL,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO.T/D HARD IN CRAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2731D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2731D), registered now, S/N 25273 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Connell City

## 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 19770829028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829028899A), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 170B, Connell, WA, Substantial damage. 2Nd supervised solo.t/d hard in crab.

## Other investigations on N2731D (1)

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 OAK74AXQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AXQ22), Feb 13, 1974: Cessna 170B (N2731D), Eureka, NV, 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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