CHI70FBA24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Greenwood, IN · June 19, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1970
Place
Greenwood, IN · GREENWOOD, IN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2903DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119438

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2654  70/6/19    GREENWOOD,IND       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 256
        TIME - 2125                    N2903D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENWOOD,IND               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- OBS ARPT FENCE WITH LDG LITE,UN CLEAR WITH FULL PWR.

Aircraft

Registration
N2903D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skyway

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.