# Accident 19740518016889A: Cessna 170, Clanton, AL, May 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1974
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2697V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2697V-1975-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,525 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518016889A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EX DRG TURN TO FINAL.HI DSCNT RATE R GR COLLAPSED.PLT DISORIENTED DUE TSTM.

## 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 MIA74DKJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ59), May 18, 1974: Cessna 170 (N2697V), Clanton, AL, 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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