DEN66D0134

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Phoenix, AZ · September 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1965
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2917DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175724

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2928  65/9/21    PHOENIX ARIZ        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 600
        TIME - 1100                    N2917D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N2917D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Harbor

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.