MIA68F0377

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Wadley, GA · December 13, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 13, 1967
Place
Wadley, GA · WADLEY, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N81ZCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report February 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112416

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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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3-4586  67/12/13   WADLEY,GA           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3040
        TIME - 0630                    N81Z                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- HEAVY FROST ON WINGS.

Aircraft

Registration
N81Z
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Foster

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.