# NTSB CHI67A0120: Cessna 170, N9096A, Walbridge, OH, April 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1967
- Place: Walbridge, OH · WALBRIDGE, OH
- Location: 41.5861° N, 83.4874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walbridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5861&lon=-83.4874&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9096A-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 18855 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ellington Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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