DEN67D0251

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Ft.Collins, CO · April 10, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1967
Place
Ft.Collins, CO · FT.COLLINS, CO
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3521DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117807

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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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2-0323  67/4/10    FT.COLLINS,COLO     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N3521D              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         AGE 30, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N3521D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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