- Date
- June 6, 1974
- Place
- Hanover, PA · HANOVER, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3417CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740606014949A
- Case key
- 126454
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1378 74/6/6 HANOVER,PA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 215 TIME - 1720 N3417C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOCK HAVEN,PA HANOVER,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- LOW APPROACH,CAUGHT WHEELS IN STANDING WHEAT PRIOR TO RUNWAY THRESHOLD.FLIPPED OVER ON BACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3417C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover
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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 N3417C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC97LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKthe flight instructor's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure his seat was properly latched, and his resultant failure (or inability) to recover from the student pilot's bounced landing. A factor associated with the accident was: the student pilot's…NTSB NYC66D0651Accident · No injuriesClosedMontgomery, PA