SEA67F0217

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Chiloquin, OR · September 16, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1966
Place
Chiloquin, OR · CHILOQUIN, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5471CCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report April 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120461

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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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3-4209  66/9/16    CHILOQUIN OREG      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1550
        TIME - 1700                    N5471C              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NONE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      75
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CALM WIND.AIRSTRIP,UNDER CONSTRUCTION,WAS MARGINAL IN LENGTH AND WAS ROUGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N5471C
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
None

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