# Accident 19740205001799A: Cessna 140, Calistoga, CA, February 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1974
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Airport: Calistoga
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72299-1974-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 158 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205001799A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 30K.

## 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 OAK74AP038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP038), Feb 5, 1974: Cessna 140 (N72299), Calistoga, CA, destroyed, 2 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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