- Date
- August 4, 1975
- Place
- New Castle, IN · NEW CASTLE, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2857CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750804025889A
- Case key
- 149388
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2248 75/8/4 NEW CASTLE,IN CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 72 TOTAL TIME - 1545 N2857C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYCASTLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,IN NEW CASTLE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- DRG WHEEL LNDG ROLL,TAIL UP,PLT APLD SOME HEAVIER BRAKING THAN NML.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2857C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skycastle
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.