# Accident 19741105041089A: Cessna 170, Garberville, CA, November 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1974
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: Garberville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.0854° N, 123.8141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARBERVILLE (O16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0854&lon=-123.8141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3942V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3942V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 85 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741105041089A

## Narrative

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

HIT DITCH TO L OF RWY.

## 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 OAK75DVD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD23), Nov 5, 1974: Cessna 170 (N3942V), Garberville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3942V (1)

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

- [Incident 19790813030889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790813030889I), Aug 13, 1979: Cessna 170 (N3942V), Spokane, WA. Pilot failed to secure oil cap properly at previous stop. Landed with low oil pressure.

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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