- Date
- April 5, 1964
- Place
- Carefree, AZ · CAREFREE, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1956CCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184632
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0830 64/4/5 CAREFREE ARIZ CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 66 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N1956C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAREFREE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTY TO 35 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1956C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Carefree
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