# NTSB UNK65X0836: Cessna 170, N3947V, Freeman, SD, November 25, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1964
- Place: Freeman, SD · FREEMAN, SD
- Location: 43.3475° N, 97.4308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeman, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3475&lon=-97.4308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0836
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0836

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3611  64/11/25   FREEMAN SD          CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 350
        TIME - 1100                    N3947V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3947V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3947V), registered now, S/N 18266, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3947V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN73DQA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA41), May 16, 1973: Cessna 170 (N3947V), Los Alamos, NM, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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