Cessna 170B N8233A
28 August 1970 · Jerseyville, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1970 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8233A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Jerseyville, Illinois, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jerseyville, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jerseyville Rla
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N8233A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- E.st.louis, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1262
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 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
GEN FUSE FAILED, REPLCD BEFORE LAST T/O.PLT CONT TO DEST.FUSE BLEW.PLT MISTOOK WEED FLD FOR ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1970 | Cessna 170B | Menominee, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1970 | Cessna 170A | Elmo, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 1970 | Cessna 170B | Talco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1970 | Cessna 170A | Marysville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1970 | Cessna 170B | Cobleskill, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1970 | Cessna 170B | Owasso, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |