Cessna 170B N2791C
7 June 1969 · Sparta, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 June 1969 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2791C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sparta, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparta, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hunter
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2791C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1609
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT OVERSHOT FINAL APCH TURN. WAS OBSERVED IN LOW, STEEP TURN JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1969 | Cessna 170 | Worland, Wyoming, United States | Cody Treater C | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1969 | Cessna 170B | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1969 | Cessna 170B | Sterling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1969 | Cessna 170A | Tanacross, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1969 | Cessna 170B | Mosby, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1969 | Cessna 170B | Chowchilla, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |