- Date
- March 18, 1971
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2744DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160542
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1032 71/3/18 KISSIMMEE,FLA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 274 TIME - 1600 N2744D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE WALES,FLA KISSIMMEE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 120 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2744D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kissimmee Muni
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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 MIA69D0400Accident · No injuriesClosedLakeland, FLNTSB MIA67F0470Accident · No injuriesClosedOrmond Beach, FL