- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Salix, IA · SALIX, IA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1856CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760718021259A
- Case key
- 155217
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2762 76/7/18 SALIX,IA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 288 TIME - 1100 N1856C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAQUETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAWTON,IA SALIX,IA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1856C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chaquett
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.