- Date
- July 21, 1969
- Place
- Smithfield, TX · SMITHFIELD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4534CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2204 69/7/21 SMITHFIELD,TEX CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N4534C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 47, 1600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANGHAMFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4534C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manghamfield
N4534CRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 2012 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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