- Date
- August 28, 1970
- Place
- Jerseyville, IL · JERSEYVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8233ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1262 70/8/28 JERSEYVILLE,ILL CESSNA 170B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 48 TOTAL TIME - 0200 N8233A PX- 0 3 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JERSEYVILLE RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E.ST.LOUIS,ILL JERSEYVILLE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT REMARKS- GEN FUSE FAILED,REPLCD BEFORE LAST T/O.PLT CONT TO DEST.FUSE BLEW.PLT MISTOOK WEED FLD FOR ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8233A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jerseyville Rla
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