- Date
- June 4, 1976
- Place
- Weatherford, TX · WEATHERFORD, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9557ACessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760604017319A
- Case key
- 154544
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1629 76/6/4 WEATHERFORD,TX CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 125 TIME - 1330 N9557A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUFKIN,TX WEATHERFORD,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9557A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Parker County
N9557ARegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2023 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9557A · 1
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