- Date
- August 24, 1985, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morrisville, VT
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3568CCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850824071919A
- Case key
- 35953
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the plt, a post maintenance test flt was performed about 45 mins before the landing occurred. The plt stated that he allowed the right seat passenger a student plt and owner of the Cessna 170, to fly and land the acft. Upon landing the plt noticed the nose of the acft was not high enough and reminded the passenger that he was flying a tail dragger. The acft was hopping but under directional control. The acft veered to the right followed by a ground loop. Power was applied afterwards by the passenger and the acft collided with a parked glider acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3568C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26612
- Airframe hours
- 2,852
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Breck T.Viets
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1984
- Destination
- 1
- Airport
- MVL · Morrisville Stowe, runway 19, 2,700 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 789 total · 765 in this make and model · 741 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.