MIA74DKT74

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Miami, FL · May 4, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1974
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3911VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report July 11, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740504015929A
Case key
124736

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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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3-1591   74/5/4    MIAMI,FLA           CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 102
        TIME - 1330                    N3911V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMIAMI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE,FLA                  MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R GR BOX TORN OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3911V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tamiami

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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.