UNK64X3861

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Tucson, AZ · September 7, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1964
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON , AZ
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N3866VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182158

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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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3-3036   64/9/7  NR.TUCSON ARIZ        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N3866V              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 21, 500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N3866V
Reported as
Cessna 170
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.