UNK64X2155

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Newton, KS · June 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1964
Place
Newton, KS · NEWTON, KS
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4542CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183289

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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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3-1576   64/6/6    NEWTON KANS         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 967
        TIME - 2300                    N4542C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N4542C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Newton

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.

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