FTW66F0450

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Guthrie, OK · December 20, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 20, 1965
Place
Guthrie, OK · GUTHRIE, OK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4192VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174793

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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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3-3553  65/12/20   GUTHRIE OKLA        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 177
        TIME - 1700                    N4192V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N4192V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ellis

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.