# NTSB DEN65F0038: Cessna 170A, N3847V, Canon City, CO, March 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1965
- Place: Canon City, CO · CANON CITY, CO
- Location: 38.4419° N, 105.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cañon City, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4419&lon=-105.2209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0904  65/3/27    CANON CITY COLO     CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 106
        TIME - 1415                    N3847V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3847V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fremont County

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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