# Accident 19730902031279A: Cessna 170A, Ukiah, CA, September 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1973
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Airport: Ukiah Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.1259° N, 123.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at UKIAH MUNI (UKI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1259&lon=-123.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1490D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1490D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902031279A

## Narrative

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

DMGD R AND L WGS, ENG, L MN LDG GR, MN FUSELAGE AND EMPENNAGE.

## 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 OAK74DVD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD11), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 170A (N1490D), Ukiah, CA, 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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