MKC77DCJ40

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Arcadia, NE · August 16, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1977
Place
Arcadia, NE · ARCADIA, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N747ZCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770816026839A
Case key
145764

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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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3-2502  77/8/16    ARCADIA,NE          CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 241
        TIME - 1545                    N747Z               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURLBURT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCADIA,NE                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL PANTS BROKE AND LODGED IN FRONT OF WHEEL CAUSING ACFT TO SWERVE THEN FLIP OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N747Z
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hurlburt Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N747Z · 2

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