UNK64X0233

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Rushford, MN · January 12, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1964
Place
Rushford, MN · RUSHFORD, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5795CCessna 170A
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185504

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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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3-0112  64/1/12    RUSHFORD MINN       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 350
        TIME - 1400                    N5795C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK GOPHER HOLE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5795C
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.