- Date
- December 6, 1969
- Place
- Concord, CA · CONCORD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2670VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4573 69/12/6 CONCORD,CALIF CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 493 TIME - 1640 N2670V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 446 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCHANAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONCORD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- REAR UP-ELEVATOR CABLE TURNBUCKLE CAME LOOSE FROM CLEVIS. SINGLE STRAND SAFETY WIRE FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2670V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buchanan
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