- Date
- July 21, 1968
- Place
- West Palm Bch, FL · WEST PALM BCH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1708DCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108639
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4087 68/7/21 WEST PALM BCH,FLA CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 20 TOTAL TIME - 0808 N1708D PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1708D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Beach Intl
N1708DRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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Other investigations on N1708D · 2
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