- Date
- December 28, 1967
- Place
- Petaluma, CA · PETALUMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2590CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4697 67/12/28 PETALUMA,CALIF CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5361 TIME - 0940 N2590C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 301 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETALUMA SKYRANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-CONTROL LOSS DUE TO SEAT SLIDING BACK. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CAUSE OF SEAT LATCH FAILURE UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2590C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Petaluma Skyranch
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