- Date
- March 2, 1969
- Place
- Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2744DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0781 69/3/2 LAKELAND,FLA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N2744D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 36, 436 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 118 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRANE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT FUELED FROM 55 GAL UNFILTERED DRUM. LANDED IN FLD AT ARPT BOUNDARY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2744D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Drane
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Other investigations on N2744D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportManley Hot Sprg, AKThe pilot's selecting unsuitable terrain for landing. Contributing to the accident was the rough landing area.NTSB MIA71DLD52Accident · No injuriesClosedKissimmee, FLNTSB MIA67F0470Accident · No injuriesClosedOrmond Beach, FL