- Date
- August 19, 1973
- Place
- Gadsden, AL · GADSDEN, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1619DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730819026559A
- Case key
- 189288
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2322 73/8/19 GADSDEN,ALA CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 225 TIME - 1500 N1619D PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GADSDEN MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GADSDEN,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L TIRE WENT FLAT,PLT LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1619D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gadsden Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1619D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL93LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooresville, NCPoor maintenance practices during the rebuilding of the aircraft which allowed the fuel system to become contaminated and resulted in the subsequent fuel starvation of the engine.NTSB MIA77DKJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedGadsden, AL