MIA71FKG78

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Moultrie, GA · May 1, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 1, 1971
Place
Moultrie, GA · MOULTRIE, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2242DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160822

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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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3-1427   71/5/1    MOULTRIE,GA         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 117
        TIME - 1140                    N2242D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOULTRIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TAMPA,FLA                   ATLANTA,GA                   MOULTRIE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2242D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Moultrie

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.