NYC66F0156

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Middletown, NJ · July 28, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1965
Place
Middletown, NJ · MIDDLETOWN, NJ
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6073VCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178908

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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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3-2196  65/7/28    MIDDLETOWN NJ       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6073V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION. COLLIDED WITH A ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N6073V
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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