CHI66F0010

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · E St Louis, IL · May 13, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1965
Place
E St Louis, IL · E ST LOUIS, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3289ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report July 26, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181712

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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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3-1287  65/5/13    E ST LOUIS ILL      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 11 TOTAL
        TIME - 0955                    N3289A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKS METRO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N3289A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Parks Metro

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.