# Accident 19730117001979A: Cessna 170B, Willcox, AZ, January 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1973
- Place: Willcox, AZ
- Airport: Cochise County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.2454° N, 109.8946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COCHISE COUNTY (P33), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2454&lon=-109.8946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1775D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1775D-2009-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,832 total, 1,490 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730117001979A

## Narrative

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

DENS ALT APRX 5500FT.ABT 150LBS OVR GWT,EXCEEDED AFT CG 1.5IN.20DEG FLAP TKOF,CRASHED RET TO FLD.

## 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 LAX73FUJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ46), Jan 17, 1973: Cessna 170B (N1775D), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage

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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