- Date
- October 19, 1965
- Place
- Wheton, MO · WHETON, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8070ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178301
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3486 65/10/19 NR.WHETON MO CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 302 TIME - 1755 N8070A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND APPROACHING DARKNESS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8070A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8070ARegistration cancelled Feb 9, 2019 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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