- Date
- July 23, 1970
- Place
- Elmo, MO · ELMO, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1340DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1653 70/7/23 ELMO,MO CESSNA 170A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1610 TIME - 1541 N1340D PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARINDA,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT ABOUT 200 FT AGL JUST PRIOR TO CRASH. CAUGHT L WING TIP. LF SEAT BELT ONLY ONE SECURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1340D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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