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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Hot Springs, SD · June 26, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1971
Place
Hot Springs, SD · HOT SPRINGS, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9150ACessna 170A
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162347

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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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3-2470  71/6/26    HOT SPRINGS,S DAK   CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N9150A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,S DAK           LOCAL
        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

Aircraft

Registration
N9150A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hot Springs

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.