# NTSB IAD74AI027: Cessna 170, N3556C, Glasgow, KY, November 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 18, 1973
- Place: Glasgow, KY · GLASGOW, KY
- Location: 37.0048° N, 85.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glasgow, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0048&lon=-85.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI027

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3556C-2011-08-16), registration cancelled 2011-08-16, S/N 26600, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731118040139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731118040139A), Nov 18, 1973: Cessna 170A, Knoxville, KY, Destroyed. No gr malfunction found.

## Other investigations on N3556C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74II026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74II026), Nov 14, 1973: Beech D18S (N3556C), Knoxville, TN, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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