- Date
- April 4, 1972
- Place
- Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3177ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165729
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0731 72/4/4 TROY,MICH CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1090 TIME - 1056 N3177A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 990 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROY,MICH PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 18K.TKOF WITH SNOW OR ICE ADHERING TO THE AIRFOIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3177A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Beaver
N3177ARegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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.