CHI67A0120

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Walbridge, OH · April 23, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 23, 1967
Place
Walbridge, OH · WALBRIDGE, OH
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9096ACessna 170
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117895

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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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2-1015  67/4/23    WALBRIDGE,OHIO      CESSNA 170          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0822                    N9096A              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLINGTON STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 207 MG/100CC.

Aircraft

Registration
N9096A
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ellington Strip

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.