- Date
- April 20, 1965
- Place
- Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4538CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179095
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0732 65/4/20 MERCED CALIF CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 216 TIME - 1800 N4538C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4538C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merced
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Other investigations on N4538C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC90LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve.NTSB ANC80DAG66Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AKNTSB ANC73DAG93Accident · No injuriesClosedGlennallen, AK