- Date
- February 23, 1968
- Place
- Isabela, PR
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2670UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0425 68/2/23 ISABELA,PR CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 106 TIME - 1730 N2670U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT 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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WATER IN CARBURETOR. STRUCK CONCRETE IRRIGATION DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2670U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2670URegistration cancelled Sep 19, 2012 · Cessna 172DAirframe modelCessna 172DEngine modelFranklin 6V 350 series
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Other investigations on N2670U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.