- Date
- May 6, 1979
- Place
- Sidney, NE · SIDNEY, NE
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N747ZCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790506008169A
- Case key
- 136030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0772 79/5/6 SIDNEY,NE CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 226 TIME - 0930 N747Z PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIDNEY TECH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUP CITY,NE SIDNEY,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N747Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sidney Tech
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N747Z · 2
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