IAD72FIA16

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Winchester, VA · February 12, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1972
Place
Winchester, VA · WINCHESTER, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1307DCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165470

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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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3-2023  72/2/12    WINCHESTER,VA       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 351
        TIME - 1130                    N1307D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINCHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,VA                 FRONT ROYAL,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN HILLY TERRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N1307D
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Winchester

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