FTW66D0462

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Magnolia, AR · December 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 24, 1965
Place
Magnolia, AR · MAGNOLIA, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3522CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174855

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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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3-3626  65/12/24   MAGNOLIA ARK        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N3522C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGNOLIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- CROSS WIND OF 15 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N3522C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Magnolia

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.