UNK64X3111

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Blodgett, MO · July 29, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 29, 1964
Place
Blodgett, MO · BLODGETT, MO
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3161ACessna 170B
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182548

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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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2-0277  64/7/29  NR.BLODGETT MO        CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2000
        TIME - 1555                    N3161A              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.

Aircraft

Registration
N3161A
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.