FTW77DPG08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Rogers, AR · November 20, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 20, 1976
Place
Rogers, AR · ROGERS, AR
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8351ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761120036299A
Case key
155917

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3242  76/11/20 NR.ROGERS,AR          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N8351A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST BRIDGE VILLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST ST.LOUIS,MO           ROGERS,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- STOP PIN MISSING FROM SEAT TRK ALLOWING SEAT TO SLID FORWARD OFF TRKS AND TILT REARWARD

Aircraft

Registration
N8351A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lost Bridge Villa

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.