# NTSB UNK64X3224: Cessna 170B, N1940C, Springfield, OH, August 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1964
- Place: Springfield, OH · SPRINGFIELD, OH
- Location: 39.9289° N, 83.7942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9289&lon=-83.7942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2355   64/8/5    SPRINGFIELD OHIO    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N1940C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 73 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1940C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Springfield

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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