# NTSB FTW69D0416: Cessna 170A, N1464D, Ada, OK, March 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1969
- Place: Ada, OK · ADA, OK
- Location: 34.7679° N, 96.6691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ada, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7679&lon=-96.6691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0416
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0416

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0790  69/3/18    ADA,OKLA            CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N1464D              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PREVIOUS ACFT FLOWN HAD TRICYCLE LDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1464D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ada

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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