- Date
- November 18, 1973
- Place
- Glasgow, KY · GLASGOW, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3556CCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report December 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731118040139A
- Case key
- 188071
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3410 73/11/18 NR.GLASGOW,KY CESSNA 170 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 2000 TIME - 1520 N3556C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUSSELLVILLE,ALA JEFFERSONVILLE,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE SEPARATED.PLT MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS AFTER RECENT ACCDT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3556C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3556CRegistration cancelled Aug 16, 2011 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3556C · 1
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