SEA66D0160

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Monument, OR · October 1, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1965
Place
Monument, OR · MONUMENT, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3903VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175326

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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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3-3314   65/10/1   MONUMENT OREG       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 347
        TIME - 1830                    N3903V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONUMENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- NIGHT LANDING ON UNLIGHTED AIPORT, AUTOMOBILE PARKED AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY WITH LIGHTS ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N3903V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Monument

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.