- Date
- June 7, 1969
- Place
- Sparta, IL · SPARTA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2791CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1609 69/6/7 SPARTA,ILL CESSNA 170B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 206 TIME - 2045 N2791C PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT FINAL APCH TURN. WAS OBSERVED IN LOW,STEEP TURN JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2791C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hunter
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