UNK64X1554

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Prineville, OR · May 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 2, 1964
Place
Prineville, OR · PRINEVILLE, OR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2850CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report September 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183807

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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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3-1128   64/5/2    PRINEVILLE OREG     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3250
        TIME - 1100                    N2850C              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINEVILLE CROOK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N2850C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Prineville Crook

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.