SEA70D0130

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Agnes, OR · September 13, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1969
Place
Agnes, OR · AGNES, OR
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4359BCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
156516

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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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3-3935  69/9/13    AGNES,OREG          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 172
        TIME - 1530                    N4359B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ILLAHEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AGNES,OREG                  NORWAY,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK TREE.

Aircraft

Registration
N4359B
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Illahee

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.