MIA67O0070

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Evergreen, AL · July 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1966
Place
Evergreen, AL · EVERGREEN, AL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5407CCessna 170
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121959

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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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3-1851  66/7/15    EVERGREEN ALA       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N5407C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLETON FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TAXING DOWN-WIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N5407C
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Middleton Field

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.

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