UNK64X3830

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Princeton, ME · September 6, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1964
Place
Princeton, ME · PRINCETON, ME
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2510VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182649

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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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2-0633   64/9/6    PRINCETON ME        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 142
        TIME - 1920                    N2510V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRINCETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2510V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Princeton

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.