MKC76DCG59

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Lake Winnebago, MO · February 28, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 28, 1976
Place
Lake Winnebago, MO · LAKE WINNEBAGO, MO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2341DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report April 30, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760228004879A
Case key
153142

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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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3-0541  76/2/28    LAKE WINNEBAGO,MO   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1300                    N2341D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1000 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WINNEBAGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              LAKE WINNEBAGO,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       35
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT LOST CTL WHILE DEMONSTRATING CROSSWIND LNDG.WIND GUSTING 45K.

Aircraft

Registration
N2341D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Winnebago

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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.