# NTSB UNK64X2049: Cessna 170B, N4585C, Poplar, MT, May 31, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1964
- Place: Poplar, MT · POPLAR, MT
- Location: 48.1105° N, 105.1969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poplar, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1105&lon=-105.1969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1491  64/5/31    POPLAR MONT         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 0620                    N4585C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POPLAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4585C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4585C), registered now, S/N 25529, built 1953 (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: Poplar

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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