- Date
- August 10, 1969
- Place
- Worland, WY · WORLAND, WY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4242VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161495
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3403 69/8/10 WORLAND,WYO CESSNA 170 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1600 TIME - 0530 N4242V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WORLAND,WYO CODY,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB UNDETERMINED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOREIGN MATERIAL FOUND IN CARB.PLT COULD NOT REMEMBER HISTORY OF FLT.NO WITNESSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4242V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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