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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Wakeman, OH · April 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 26, 1964
Place
Wakeman, OH · WAKEMAN, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8029ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184408

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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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3-1044  64/4/26    WAKEMAN OHIO        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8029A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORTNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES                          VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N8029A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ortner

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.