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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Mc Call, ID · April 3, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1971
Place
Mc Call, ID · MC CALL, ID
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8232ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160460

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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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3-1108   71/4/3    MC CALL,ID          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1200
        TIME - 1344                    N8232A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC CALL MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         MC CALL,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOWBANKS ADJ TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N8232A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mc Call Muni

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.