# Accident 19730615017409A: Cessna 170B, North Lima, OH, June 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1973
- Place: North Lima, OH
- Airport: Elser Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.9474° N, 80.6640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Lima, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9474&lon=-80.6640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4383B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4383B-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,079 total, 75 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEI49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730615017409A

## Narrative

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

APRX 100FT AGL ACFT BEGAN TO SINK,PLT CKD PWR RLSD ONE NOTCH OF FLAPS.HIT GND IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE

## 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 CHI73FEI49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI49), Jun 15, 1973: Cessna 170B (N4383B), North Lima, OH, 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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