CHI66F0510

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Grayling, MI · January 14, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 14, 1966
Place
Grayling, MI · GRAYLING, MI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1203DCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173923

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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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3-0026  66/1/14  NR.GRAYLING MICH      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 324
        TIME - 1215                    N1203D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION ON ICE COVERED ROAD

Aircraft

Registration
N1203D
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.