- Date
- July 31, 1968
- Place
- Piedmont, OK · PIEDMONT, OK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9572ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109385
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2627 68/7/31 PIEDMONT,OKLA CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1200 N9572A PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 46, 13450 TOTAL HOURS, 30 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACK RICHARDS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CONTROL WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM AILERONS. CHAIN FAILED. TURNBUCKLE TO TIGHTEN CHAIN NOT SAFTIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9572A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jack Richards
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Other investigations on N9572A · 2
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