# NTSB Accident MIA97LA251
> **Cessna 170** · 1997-09-29 · TROY, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA251
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08903
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-29
- **Location:** TROY, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.360504, -79.890693
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170
- **Registration:** N2554V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

delay of the pilot to abort the takeoff after noting sluggish acceleration during the takeoff roll.  Factors relating to the accident were: improper timing of the magneto(s), and a malfunction of the carburetor.

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