OAK74DVG69

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Redding, CA · July 13, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 13, 1974
Place
Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1700DCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report July 31, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740713019419A
Case key
173396

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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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3-1699  74/7/13    REDDING,CALIF       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 465
        TIME - 1125                    N1700D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CALIF              REDDING,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- BEGAN GO ARND HALFWAY DWN RWY.RAISED FLAPS TOO LATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1700D
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Redding Sky Ranch

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.