# NTSB UNK64X0657: Cessna 170B, N2620D, Cut Off, LA, February 22, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1964
- Place: Cut Off, LA · CUT OFF, LA
- Location: 29.5163° N, 90.3297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cut Off, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5163&lon=-90.3297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0657
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0657

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0440  64/2/22    CUT OFF LA          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N2620D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2620D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2620D-1981-12-18), registration cancelled 1981-12-18, S/N 20772 (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

## Other investigations on N2620D (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 ANC77DAG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG62), May 23, 1977: Cessna 170B (N2620D), Soldotna, AK, 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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