# NTSB FTW71FRA22: Cessna 170B, N3201A, Beaumont, TX, October 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1970
- Place: Beaumont, TX · BEAUMONT, TX
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3889   70/10/1   BEAUMONT,TEX        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N3201A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BAYTOWN,TEX                 RETURN                       BEAUMONT,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SOLO X-C PRACTICE FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3201A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3201A-2020-07-10), registration cancelled 2020-07-10, S/N 25845, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-a) (registry code 17173, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beaumont

## Other investigations on N3201A (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN10CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA224), Apr 25, 2010: Cessna 170-B (N3201A), White Bear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate attempted recovery from a bounced landing and the student pilot's abrupt use of the brakes, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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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