UNK64X0951

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Aurora, IL · March 16, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1964
Place
Aurora, IL · AURORA, IL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N35GCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185091

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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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3-0630  64/3/16    AURORA ILL          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1450
        TIME - 1800                    N35G                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEATLAND RLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES                         VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N35G
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Wheatland Rla

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.