UNK64X3170

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · W Hollywood, FL · August 2, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1964
Place
W Hollywood, FL · W HOLLYWOOD, FL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9720ACessna 170A
Status
Completed · report October 20, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182269

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

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2305   64/8/2    W HOLLYWOOD FLA     CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 233
        TIME - 1830                    N9720A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH PERRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N9720A
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
North Perry

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.