- Date
- July 4, 1966
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4570CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171621
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1631 66/7/4 GRAND RAPIDS MICH CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 21, 210 TIME - 1530 N4570C PX- 0 0 2 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH KENT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4570C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Kent
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Other investigations on N4570C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC87LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe plt lost control of the acft after the tail was raised during takeoff. The acft groundlooped and collided with a snow bank which damaged the rt wing, landing gear and elevator.NTSB ANC85LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKPlt lost control on landing and ground looped. Wx and field conditions not a factor.NTSB ANC70FAA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCollege, AK