UNK64X0471

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Albion, MI · February 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 5, 1964
Place
Albion, MI · ALBION, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9260ACessna 170A
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185722

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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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3-0285   64/2/5    ALBION MICH         CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1200
        TIME - 1100                    N9260A              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO LOOSE DIPSTICK

Aircraft

Registration
N9260A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.