Cessna 170 N5542C
28 March 1971 · Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 March 1971 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N5542C, operated by Sport Aircraft, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jonesboro Mun
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N5542C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sport Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1143
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 NOTED SMOKE AFTER L/O, ABORTED, PUSHED NOSE DWN ACFT BOUNCED.ELECT SHORT FOUND IN GEN CIRCUIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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