- Date
- February 5, 1966
- Place
- Center Islnd, WA · CENTER ISLND, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3495CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173092
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0454 66/2/5 CENTER ISLND WASH CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N3495C PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS AGE 28, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 120 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTER ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 40 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3495C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Center Island
N3495CRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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