# Accident 19730106000389A: Cessna 170B, Leadville, CO, January 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1973
- Place: Leadville, CO
- Airport: Lake County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2195° N, 106.3164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE COUNTY (LXV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2195&lon=-106.3164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8327A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8327A-1983-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,410 total, 25 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730106000389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IP DID NOT TAKE CONTROL SOON ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO EFFECT SAFE RECOVERY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN73DTE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE42), Jan 6, 1973: Cessna 170B (N8327A), Leadville, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8327A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801108069219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108069219A), Nov 8, 1980: Cessna 170B (N8327A), Cold Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Ballooned on crosswind landing. Came down with side load on gear. Collapsed gear. Flight not advised by CFI.
- [Incident 19800719062379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719062379I), Jul 19, 1980: Cessna 170B (N8327A), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on rollout while doing touch and go.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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