SEA68D0146

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Montpelier, ID · September 23, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1967
Place
Montpelier, ID · MONTPELIER, ID
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1351DCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report February 2, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113988

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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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3-4313  67/9/23    MONTPELIER,ID       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 660
        TIME - 0900                    N1351D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTPELIER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           68                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT. DENSITY ALTITUDE 7750 FT. WIND CALM.

Aircraft

Registration
N1351D
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montpelier

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