# NTSB Accident CEN21LA156
> **CESSNA 170** · 2021-03-09 · Poplar Bluff, MO, USA · NONE
## 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.

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