- Date
- October 18, 1969
- Place
- Muncie, IN · MUNCIE, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5459CCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153187
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4253 69/10/18 MUNCIE,IND CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 500 TIME - 1145 N5459C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELAWARE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MUNCIE,IND MUNCIE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FIRST FLT IN 3 YRS. 6 YRS SINCE FLT IN CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5459C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Delaware County
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Other investigations on N5459C · 2
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