MKC66D0202

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Carthage, MO · August 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1965
Place
Carthage, MO · CARTHAGE, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3489CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report November 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176157

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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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3-2838  65/8/12    CARTHAGE MO         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1216
        TIME - 1315                    N3489C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 803 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTHAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH STEEL BARRIER.

Aircraft

Registration
N3489C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carthage

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.