# NTSB CHI72AC007: Cessna 170A, N1499D, Pittsfield, IL, July 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1971
- Place: Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.6005° N, 90.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6005&lon=-90.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC007

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1499D-2019-03-09), registration cancelled 2019-03-09, S/N 20101, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Campbell Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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