# NTSB CHI69A0077: Cessna 170, N4056V, Troy, MI, March 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1969
- Place: Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0398   69/3/3    TROY,MICH           CESSNA 170          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 350
        TIME - 2357                    N4056V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UNCERTIFICATED PLT IN L SEAT,NO REPTD TIME.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .17 PCT.CO-P BLOOD ALC LVL .16PCT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4056V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4056V-1971-11-30), registration cancelled 1971-11-30, S/N 18388 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Big Beaver

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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