MKC74DTG02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Jamestown, ND · July 14, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1973
Place
Jamestown, ND · JAMESTOWN, ND
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1949CCessna 170
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730714021609A
Case key
189696

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1755  73/7/14    JAMESTOWN,N DAK     CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1252
        TIME - 1900                    N1949C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEYENDECKER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,N DAK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- ENG COWL CAME OPEN AFTER L/O.LND ON LAST 400 FT OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N1949C
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Leyendecker Farm

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.