Accident Cessna 170A N9164A, Tuesday 25 December 1984
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Date:Tuesday 25 December 1984
Time:16:42 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170A
Owner/operator:Glen Maybury
Registration: N9164A
MSN: 19358
Engine model:Continental O-300-A
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Cottonwood, AZ -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cottonwood, AZ (P52
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT TREETOP ALTITUDE ALONG A RIVER AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATINGNORMALLY UNTIL THE ACFT STRUCK & SEVERED THREE POWER LINES BEFORE IMPACTING THE RIVERBANK ABOUT 200 FT WEST OF THE WIRES

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX85LA085
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB LAX85LA085

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

11 November 1982 N9164A L. Chandler Dunagan 0 Durango, CO sub

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