- Date
- July 5, 1964
- Place
- Crystal, MN · CRYSTAL, MN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9171TCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183270
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1937 64/7/5 CRYSTAL MINN CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 750 TIME - 2200 N9171T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PIECE OF RUST SCALE IN FUEL LINE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9171T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crystal
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Other investigations on N9171T · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN83LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFt. Smith, MTAfter taking off from ft Smith, the plt leveled at 500 ft AGL & followed a river to look at some property aprx 5 mi away. While en route, the engine began to sputter & run irregularily. He performed a successful precautionary landing in a field where he made…NTSB MKC76DER48Accident · No injuriesClosedIntl Falls, MNNTSB MKC68D0205Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPrinceton, MN