- Date
- January 3, 1970
- Place
- Prairie Du Sc, WI · PRAIRIE DU SC, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5772CCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 142193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0225 70/1/3 PRAIRIE DU SC,WIS CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 542 TIME - 1100 N5772C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 242 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRAIRIE DU SC,WIS PRAIRIE DU SC,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- SNOW COVERED LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5772C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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