OAK69D0262

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Chowchilla, CA · March 26, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1969
Place
Chowchilla, CA · CHOWCHILLA, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2921DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190972

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0622  69/3/26    CHOWCHILLA,CALIF    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1300
        TIME - 1530                    N2921D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRIANGLE T
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STEEP APCH OVER KNOWN OBSTACLES.

Aircraft

Registration
N2921D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Triangle T

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.