LAX67A0117

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Roosevelt, AZ · June 19, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 19, 1966
Place
Roosevelt, AZ · ROOSEVELT, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N9724ACessna 170
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171158

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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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2-1090  66/6/19  NR.ROOSEVELT,ARIZ     CESSNA 170          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 3500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9724A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAPEVINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 6-24-67.ACFT DEPT SHOW LOW FOR MESA ARIZ.CRASHED IN LAKE NEAR UNATTENDED ARPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9724A
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Grapevine

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.