- Date
- August 30, 1969
- Place
- Andalusia, AL · ANDALUSIA, AL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2385DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report April 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154941
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3752 69/8/30 ANDALUSIA,ALA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 146 TIME - 1500 N2385D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDALUSIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MELBOURNE,FLA ANDALUSIA,ALA TALLAHASSEE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WIND 15K GUSTING 18K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2385D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Andalusia
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