# Accident 19740917030609A: Cessna 170A, Vermillion, SD, September 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1974
- Place: Vermillion, SD
- Airport: Harold-Davidson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.7653° N, 96.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAROLD DAVIDSON FLD (VMR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7653&lon=-96.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5732C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5732C) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 185 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC75DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740917030609A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 MKC75DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DTK02), Sep 17, 1974: Cessna 170 (N5732C), Vermillion, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5732C (1)

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

- [Incident 19800605046089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605046089I), Jun 5, 1980: Cessna 170A (N5732C), Tanana, AK, Minor damage. Pilot experienced engine failure. Landed on highway.

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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