MKC72DCG08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Gainsville, MO · July 28, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1971
Place
Gainsville, MO · GAINSVILLE, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9087ACessna 170A
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162941

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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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3-2823  71/7/28    GAINSVILLE,MO       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 843
        TIME - 1630                    N9087A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 273 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINSVILLE,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PWR LINE EXTENDS ACROSS,ABOUT 600FT FRM APCH END.4FT FENCE EXTENDS ACROSS DEP END.

Aircraft

Registration
N9087A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

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.