- Date
- February 15, 1971
- Place
- Sprngervlle, AZ · SPRNGERVLLE, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8229ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0250 71/2/15 SPRNGERVLLE,ARIZ CESSNA 170B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 113 TIME - 1610 N8229A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRNGERVLLE,ARIZ PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- PLT FAILED GAIN SAFE ALT BFR ATMTG CROSS MT RIDGE.ENG,WEAK VALVE SPRINGS,WORN RETAINER WASHERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8229A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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