SEA69A0004

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Hermiston, OR · July 15, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 15, 1968
Place
Hermiston, OR · HERMISTON, OR
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9747ACessna 170A
Status
Completed · report November 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108513

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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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3-3399  68/7/15  NR.HERMISTON,OREG     CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1910                    N9747A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERMISTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N9747A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hermiston

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.