MKC67F0042

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Grand River, IA · June 16, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1966
Place
Grand River, IA · GRAND RIVER, IA
Injuries
2 serious, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2580VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171545

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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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2-0458  66/6/16  NR.GRAND RIVER IOWA   CESSNA 170          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 400
        TIME - 1800                    N2580V              PX-  0  1  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- PILOT USED FULL-DOWN FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N2580V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.