MIA72FLD60

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Plant City, FL · April 11, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1972
Place
Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2445DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166835

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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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3-3980  72/4/11    PLANT CITY,FLA      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1015                    N2445D              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANT CITY,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- CK PLT DID NOT TAKE OVR THE CONTROLS.

Aircraft

Registration
N2445D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Plant City