- Date
- October 7, 1975
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3174ACessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751007034939A
- Case key
- 151018
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3329 75/10/7 NR.PALMER,AK CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 787 TIME - 1830 N3174A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- RAN INTO DEEP PUDDLE LDG ON MUD FLATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3174A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3174ARegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2023 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.