MIA67F0449

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · St.Thomas, VI · March 18, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1967
Place
St.Thomas, VI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4023VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report August 23, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118219

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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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3-0888  67/3/18    ST.THOMAS,VI        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 900
        TIME - 1100                    N4023V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S.TRUMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- PILOTS SEAT SLID AFT AND TILTED OVER.STOP PIN MISSING.LEFT GEAR STRUCK HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4023V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Harry S.Truman

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