# Accident 19740131002309A: Cessna 170B, Palacios, TX, January 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1974
- Place: Palacios, TX
- Airport: Palacios
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 28.7275° N, 96.2509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALACIOS MUNI (PSX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7275&lon=-96.2509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8238A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8238A) (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: 527 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131002309A

## Narrative

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

ENCNTRD FOG ON APCH. FLEW INTO GRND ON 3RD TRY.

## 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 FTW74FRA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRA23), Jan 31, 1974: Cessna 170B (N8238A), Palacios, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8238A (1)

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

- [Accident 20040822026489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040822026489A), Aug 22, 2004: Cessna 170B (N8238A), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot ground looped aircraft under unknown circumstances.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.