# Accident 19731201037129A: Cessna 170B, Las Cruces, NM, December 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1973
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAS CRUCES INTL (LRU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43F) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 12 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DQD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201037129A

## Narrative

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

WNDS VRBL.

## 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 DEN74DQD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD12), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 170B (N43F), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43F (2)

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

- [Accident 19800224004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224004279A), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 170B (N43F), Montana Creek, AK, Destroyed. Allowed aircraft to stall on short final. Crashed off approach end of runway.
- [Accident 19740609015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609015679A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna 170B (N43F), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Lost control on go arnd after porpoised ldg.

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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