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Aviation accident CEN21LA156

NONE · CESSNA 170 · 2021-03-09 · Poplar Bluff, MO, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN21LA156
Event ID
20210312102750
Type
Accident
Date
2021-03-09
Location
Poplar Bluff, MO, USA
Coordinates
36.8544, -90.4375

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
170
Registration
N9515A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to make a precautionary landing in a field that contained soft terrain, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly without a printed VFR sectional chart to identify the location of the destination airport.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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