# Accident 19741228041859A: Cessna 170A, Pittstown, NJ, December 28, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Skymanor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5659° N, 74.9793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY MANOR (N40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5659&lon=-74.9793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 11 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228041859A

## Narrative

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

WRINKLE IN COVERING ABOVE L LDG GR.

## 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 NYC75DHA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA28), Dec 28, 1974: Cessna 170A (N7A), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7A (2)

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

- [Incident 19990530014449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990530014449I), May 30, 1999: Cessna 170A (N7A), Smoketown, PA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied onto runway without completely clearing both final approaches for landing aircraft.
- [Accident 19760411009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760411009349A), Apr 11, 1976: Cessna 170A (N7A), Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Cowling latch spring bent latch hook rlsd. Plt slo flying acft due open cowl. Strong wind gusts.

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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