# NTSB FTW66D0175: Cessna 170A, N8291A, Jonesville, LA, May 21, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1965
- Place: Jonesville, LA · JONESVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.6223° N, 91.8344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6223&lon=-91.8344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2019  65/5/21  NR.JONESVILLE LA      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 153
        TIME - 1330                    N8291A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8291A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8291A), registered now, S/N 25143, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8291A (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI68F0759](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0759), Apr 21, 1968: Cessna 170B (N8291A), Niles, MI, substantial damage

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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