# NTSB CHI80FEV24: Cessna 170, N2963D, Brighton, IL, June 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1980
- Place: Brighton, IL · BRIGHTON, IL
- Location: 39.0409° N, 90.1400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0409&lon=-90.1400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEV24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1035   80/6/5    BRIGHTON,IL         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1505
        TIME - 1730                    N2963D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DES MOINES,IA               EAST ALTON,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST OIL PRES IN FLT.FOUND OIL CAP 50FT FM MAIN WRECKAGE,NO OIL IN ENG.LWR FUSELAGE/TAIL CONE OILY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2963D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2963D-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 26906, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800605017959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605017959A), Jun 5, 1980: Cessna 170, Brighton, IL, No damage

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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