- Date
- May 1, 1966
- Place
- Spearman, TX · SPEARMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1789DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172262
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1128 66/5/1 SPEARMAN TEX CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 165 TIME - 1700 N1789D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEARMAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- IMPROPERLY SECURED ENGINE COWL CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT RESTRICTING FORWARD VISIBILITY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1789D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Spearman
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