CHI66F0461

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Aberdeen, OH · November 28, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1965
Place
Aberdeen, OH · ABERDEEN, OH
Injuries
2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2965DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174745

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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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3-3434  65/11/28   ABERDEEN OHIO       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 256
        TIME - 1530                    N2965D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TYLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    10000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TEMPERATURE-F
          LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES                           40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       27
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOCAL FLIGHT WITH CROSSWIND GUSTING TO 27 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2965D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tyler

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.