# NTSB MIA70FKQ10: Cessna 170, N4421B, Bude, MS, June 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1970
- Place: Bude, MS · BUDE, MS
- Location: 31.4619° N, 90.8527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bude, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4619&lon=-90.8527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70FKQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2321   70/6/3  NR.BUDE,MISS          CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 310
        TIME - 1715                    N4421B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BUDE,MISS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- FLYING 8-10 FT ABOVE RIVER.L WING HIT WATER DURG TURN.ACFT CARTWHEELED ONTO RIVER BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4421B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4421B-1970-09-23), registration cancelled 1970-09-23, S/N 26765 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bude

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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