# NTSB CHI69A0099: Cessna 170B, N2791C, Sparta, IL, June 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1969
- Place: Sparta, IL · SPARTA, IL
- Location: 38.1395° N, 89.7306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1395&lon=-89.7306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0099
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0099

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2791C-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 26335 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hunter

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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