MIA70A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · December 5, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 5, 1969
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3001WCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
148948

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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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3-3331   69/12/5   FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 840
        TIME - 2124                    N3001W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWERLINE 2300 FT SHORT OF RWY. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.27 PCT. FLT TIME AS OF 7/9/68.

Aircraft

Registration
N3001W
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Executive

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.