FTW69A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · N.Little Rock, AR · April 24, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 24, 1969
Place
N.Little Rock, AR · N.LITTLE ROCK, AR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1417DCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190942

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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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3-0574  69/4/24    N.LITTLE ROCK,ARK   CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2400
        TIME - 0550                    N1417D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 72 MG PCT. HAD ABOUT 4 HRS SLEEP PRIOR TO FLT. CO LEVEL 10.7 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1417D
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.