# Accident 19740421018019A: Cessna 170A, Gratiot, WI, April 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Gratiot, WI
- Airport: Henry Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.5798° N, 90.0238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gratiot, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5798&lon=-90.0238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5781C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5781C) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 122 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEP43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421018019A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 32K.

## 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 CHI74DEP43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP43), Apr 21, 1974: Cessna 170A (N5781C), Gratiot, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5781C (1)

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

- [Accident 19830801038249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830801038249A), Aug 1, 1983: Cessna 170A (N5781C), Syracuse, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during touch and go landing.

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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