- Date
- May 26, 1968
- Place
- Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9240ACessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110212
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1585 68/5/26 MORGAN HILL,CALIF CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 170 TIME - 1630 N9240A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN HILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- HEAD WIND 20 DEG 20 KNOTS GUSTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9240A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morgan Hill
N9240ARegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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.
Other investigations on N9240A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC87LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMelozitna River, AKThe pilot attempted to takeoff from a River sandbar close to the water's edge. During the take off roll, one main landing gear tire entered the water and pulled the airplane into the water. The airplane subsequently nosed over and incurred substantial damage.NTSB OAK68D0262Accident · No injuriesClosedMorgan Hill, CANTSB OAK65F0011Accident · No injuriesClosedSoledad, CA