Cessna 170B N3438D
7 February 1971 · Clinton, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 February 1971 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3438D was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Clinton, Mississippi, 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 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clinton, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- John Bell William
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N3438D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Raymond, Miss → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0182
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 APPARENTLY INTENDED TO LND ON UNOPENED, PAVEDSECTION OF HIWAY.WIRES CROSSED 90 DEG TO FLT PATH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1971 | Cessna 170 | Winamac, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1971 | Cessna 170B | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1971 | Cessna 170B | Munday, Texas, United States | Charles Reese | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1971 | Cessna 170B | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1971 | Cessna 170B | Wilson, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1971 | Cessna 170B | Memphis, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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