Plane Crash List

Cessna 170B N3426C

31 July 1970 · Nestor Falls, Canada · Fatal

Summary

On 31 July 1970 at about 16:53 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3426C was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Nestor Falls, Canada. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:53
Classification
Accident
Location
Nestor Falls, Canada
Nearest airport
Nestor Falls
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N3426C
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Baudette, Can → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
6-0075

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 3 1 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.

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