# Accident 19741016035969A: Cessna 170B, Casa Grande, AZ, October 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1974
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.9549° N, 111.7668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASA GRANDE MUNI (CGZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9549&lon=-111.7668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4509C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4509C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 280 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75FUJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741016035969A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HELICOPTER WAKE TURBC.

## 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 LAX75FUJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ40), Oct 16, 1974: Cessna 170B (N4509C), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4509C (1)

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

- [Incident 19880220010799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220010799I), Feb 20, 1988: Cessna 170 (N4509C), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. ATC cancelled takeoff clearance while aircraft was on takeoff roll. Pilot applied brakes and aircraft nosed over.

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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