- Date
- April 11, 1976
- Place
- Pittstown, NJ · PITTSTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7ACessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760411009349A
- Case key
- 153289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1081 76/4/11 PITTSTOWN,NJ CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N7A PX- 0 0 3 CHECK AGE 57, 6634 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY MANOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HATFIELD,VA RETURN PITTSTOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 20 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 22 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- COWLING LATCH SPRING BENT LATCH HOOK RLSD.PLT SLO FLYING ACFT DUE OPEN COWL.STRONG WIND GUSTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Manor
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7A · 1
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