# NTSB SEA66D0160: Cessna 170, N3903V, Monument, OR, October 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1965
- Place: Monument, OR · MONUMENT, OR
- Location: 44.8208° N, 119.4209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monument, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8208&lon=-119.4209&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0160

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3903V), registered now, S/N 18213, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monument

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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