# NTSB UNK64X1573: Cessna 170B, N2580D, Wheeling, WV, May 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1964
- Place: Wheeling, WV · WHEELING, WV
- Location: 40.0749° N, 80.6934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0749&lon=-80.6934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185916
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1573
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1573

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1110   64/5/2    WHEELING W VA       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1100
        TIME - 1445                    N2580D              PX-  0  0  3  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2580D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2580D), registered now, S/N 20732, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- 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: Ohio County

## Other investigations on N2580D (3)

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 ANC15LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA008), Jan 21, 2015: Cessna 170B (N2580D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR12CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA269), Jun 19, 2012: Cessna 170B (N2580D), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ANC69D0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0034), Sep 14, 1968: Cessna 170B (N2580D), Talkeetna, 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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