# Accident 19740129003409A: Cessna 170B, Carlinville, IL, January 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1974
- Place: Carlinville, IL
- Airport: John A Klimut
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.2775° N, 89.8761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlinville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2775&lon=-89.8761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3004A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3004A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,065 total, 36 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEV38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740129003409A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE CYL HOLD DN NUTS. CRANKCASE CRACKD.

## 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 CHI74FEV38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV38), Jan 29, 1974: Cessna 170B (N3004A), Carlinville, IL, 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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