- Date
- July 16, 1971
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1499DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3780 71/7/16 NR.PITTSFIELD,ILL CESSNA 170A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 200 TIME - 1250 N1499D PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSFIELD,ILL BEARDSTOWN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LEAVES FOUND IN FUEL LINE. NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO ACCDT. RECOVERY DATE 7/17/71.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1499D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Campbell Strip
N1499DRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2019 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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