Cessna 170B N2342D
5 July 1971 · Lithonia, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1971 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2342D, operated by Econo-Flight C, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lithonia, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lithonia, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gunn
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2342D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Econo-Flight C
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4270
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT SEAT NOT LOCKED ON TRACK WENT AFT ON TKOF.ACFT VEERED OFF RWY, L WNG HIT TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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