CAN71AC905

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Nestor Falls, Canada · July 31, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 31, 1970
Place
Nestor Falls, Canada · NESTOR FALLS, Canada
Injuries
3 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3426CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108296

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0075  70/7/31    NESTOR FALLS,CAN    CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 100
        TIME - 1653                    N3426C              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NESTOR FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAUDETTE,CAN                NESTOR FALLS,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND RPRTD BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N3426C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nestor Falls

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.