# NTSB UNK64X4049: Cessna 170, N2232D, Clear Lake, SD, September 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1964
- Place: Clear Lake, SD · CLEAR LAKE, SD
- Location: 44.7563° N, 96.6902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clear Lake, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7563&lon=-96.6902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2953  64/9/19    CLEAR LAKE S DAK    CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N2232D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEAR LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2232D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2232D-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 20384, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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: Clear Lake

## Other investigations on N2232D (2)

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 DEN08CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA073), Apr 6, 2008: Cessna 170B (N2232D), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB MKC68F0533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0533), Apr 26, 1968: Cessna 170 (N2232D), Howard Lake, MN, destroyed

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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