DEN66D0348

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Otis, CO · May 22, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1966
Place
Otis, CO · OTIS, CO
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2783DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171742

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1306  66/5/22    OTIS COLO           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 4000
        TIME - 0730                    N2783D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANSFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT GEAR AXLE FAILED. AIRCRAFT OPERATED MOSTLY FROM ROUGH FIELDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2783D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Stansfield

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.

Other investigations on N2783D · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.