- Date
- August 19, 1965
- Place
- Metropolis, IL · METROPOLIS, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9501ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0824 65/8/19 METROPOLIS,ILL CESSNA 170A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. TIME - 2205 N9501A PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPLIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- POST MORTEM INDICATED PILOT MAY HAVE SUFFERED INCAPACITATING ATTACK OF PANCREATITIS-NOT CONCLUSIVE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9501A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Metroplis
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