# Accident 19731227041219A: Cessna 170A, Merriman, NE, December 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1973
- Place: Merriman, NE
- Airport: Shadbolt Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 42.9230° N, 101.6997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merriman, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9230&lon=-101.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1418D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1418D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 246 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74DCJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731227041219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPLANED TO OPEN GATE,ENGINE RUNNING.PAX INADVERTENTLY ADVANCED THROTTLE,AIRCAFT HIT FENCE.

## 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 MKC74DCJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ23), Dec 27, 1973: Cessna 170A (N1418D), Merriman, NE, 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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