# NTSB MIA66F0543: Cessna 170B, N3118A, Greenville, TN, May 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1966
- Place: Greenville, TN · GREENVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.2970° N, 86.8883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2970&lon=-86.8883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0543
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0543

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0088   66/5/8    GREENVILLE TENN     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1200
        TIME - 1900                    N3118A              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J G CONDUFF STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3118A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3118A-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 25762, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J G Conduff Strip

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

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