- Date
- October 27, 1968
- Place
- Pickens, SC · PICKENS, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4117VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4193 68/10/27 PICKENS,SC CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1400 TIME - 0945 N4117V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RECREATION PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 53 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- STRUCK POST LNDG ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4117V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Recreation Park
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