# Accident 19731021033829A: Cessna 170A, Beaverton, MI, October 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: Beaverton, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.8807° N, 84.4877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaverton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8807&lon=-84.4877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5580C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5580C-1973-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 52 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74AK018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021033829A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM FARM FLD.LOST CTL IN STEEP LOW ALT TURN.

## 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 MKC74AK018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74AK018), Oct 21, 1973: Cessna 170A (N5580C), Beaverton, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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