# Accident 19730405008429A: Cessna 170B, Santa Paula, CA, April 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1973
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2710D-2022-02-05) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730405008429A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX73FUQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ26), Apr 5, 1973: Cessna 170B (N2710D), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2710D (3)

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

- [Incident 20010423010289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010423010289I), Apr 23, 2001: Cessna 170B (N2710D), Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. (-23)Tailwheel spring broke on touchdown. Minor damage with no injuries.
- [Incident 19831022068209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022068209I), Oct 22, 1983: Cessna 170 (N2710D), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Taxiing behind a jet to ramp was hit by a jet blast. Wing struck ground. One on ground control other tower frequency
- [Incident 19830110005319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830110005319I), Jan 10, 1983: Cessna 170 (N2710D), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. Student used brakes too hard on short field landing. Tail wheel airplane nosed over.

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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