CHI67D0488

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Sandwich, IL · November 5, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1966
Place
Sandwich, IL · SANDWICH, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2272DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119378

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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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3-4295   66/11/5   SANDWICH ILL        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 316
        TIME - 1100                    N2272D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDWICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- FUSELAGE DAMAGED IN AREA OF PREVIOUS REPAIRS WHICH WERE IMPROPERLY MADE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2272D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sandwich

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.

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