# Accident 19730905031529A: Cessna 170B, Eastville, VA, September 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1973
- Place: Eastville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.3510° N, 75.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3510&lon=-75.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8262A-1974-04-24) (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: 2,693 total, 762 in this make and model, 680 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FID14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730905031529A

## Narrative

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

UNUSABLE FUEL IN EACH TANK.TOMATO CROPS GROWING IN FARM FLD.PLT FLEW 12.7HRS DRG 24HR PERIOD.

## 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 IAD74FID14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FID14), Sep 5, 1973: Cessna 170B (N8262A), Eastville, VA, 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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