- Date
- July 7, 1976
- Place
- Ritzville, WA · RITZVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N517TGCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760707022149A
- Case key
- 154792
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2230 76/7/7 RITZVILLE,WA CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 399 TIME - 2200 N517TG PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 218 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RITZVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONNELL,WA RITZVILLE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- LNDD ON 50FT WIDE GRAVEL STRIP,DRIFTED LEFT INTO HIGH GRASS AND HIDDEN DITCH.RWY LTS OUTSIDE DITCH
Aircraft
- Registration
- N517TG
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ritzville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.