- Date
- July 3, 1966
- Place
- Lakeport, FL · LAKEPORT, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2784CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2010 66/7/3 LAKEPORT FLA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N2784C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- 150 RPM DROP, PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON ROAD. LEFT WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2784C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2784CRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelLycoming 0-435A/0-435C
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