- Date
- April 10, 1971
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3487DCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1213 71/4/10 ROCKFORD,ILL CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 513 TIME - 0945 N3487D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 316 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUPAGE,ILL ROCKFORD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- HIT STEEL LIGHT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3487D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
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