# Accident 19750916030669A: Cessna 170A, Charleston, WV, September 16, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1975
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9544A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9544A) (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: 120 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FIJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750916030669A

## Narrative

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

LOST CTL OF ACFT ABT 10-15FT FM TURNING OFF ON TAXIWAY.

## 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 IAD76FIJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ04), Sep 16, 1975: Cessna 170A (N9544A), Charleston, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9544A (1)

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

- [Accident 19731112036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731112036949A), Nov 12, 1973: Cessna 170A (N9544A), S Charlstown, WV, Substantial damage. R wheel dug into soft gnd acft turned sharply flipped up on nose.

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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