- Date
- March 22, 1980
- Place
- Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1678DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800322006609A
- Case key
- 131451
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1329 80/3/22 GRAND FORKS,ND CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 147 TIME - 1100 N1678D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST GRAND FORKS,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMARKS- PILOT INSTALLED SKIS. AFTER TAKE-OFF,FRONT OF RIGHT SKI DROPPED DOWN AND PREVENTED NORMAL LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1678D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Forks Intl
N1678DRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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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.
Other investigations on N1678D · 1
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