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Cessna 170A N1340D

23 July 1970 · Elmo, Missouri, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 23 July 1970 at about 15:41 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N1340D was involved in an accident during in flight near Elmo, Missouri, 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 15:41
Classification
Accident
Location
Elmo, Missouri, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 170A
Registration
N1340D
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Clarinda, Iowa → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1653

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

OBS SAW ACFT ABOUT 200 FT AGL JUST PRIOR TO CRASH. CAUGHT L WING TIP. LF SEAT BELT ONLY ONE SECURE

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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