- Date
- October 7, 1970
- Place
- Watertown, NY · WATERTOWN, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1225DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159019
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4074 70/10/7 WATERTOWN,NY CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 187 TIME - 1615 N1225D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERTOWN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- ROLLED OFF TWY INTO UNMARKED DITCH LCTD APRX 1-2FT FRM TWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1225D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watertown Muni
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