# NTSB CHI74FEE15: Cessna 170A, N1390D, Streator, IL, August 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Streator, IL · STREATOR, IL
- Location: 41.1250° N, 88.8296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Streator, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1250&lon=-88.8296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189351
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2178  73/8/20    STREATOR,ILL        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 131
        TIME - 2000                    N1390D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STREATOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STREATOR,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- BOUNCED TWICE,SWERVED INTO CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1390D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1390D-2011-05-16), registration cancelled 2011-05-16, S/N 19966, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Streator

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730820026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820026189A), Aug 20, 1973: Cessna 170A, Streator, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced twice,swerved into corn fld.

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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