# Accident 19750920031049A: Cessna 170B, Goldfield, NV, September 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Goldfield, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.7122° N, 117.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldfield, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7122&lon=-117.2379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2278D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278D-1975-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76AP011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920031049A

## Narrative

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

LOOKING FOR LOST GOLD MINE. RECOVERY DATE 9/21/75.

## 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 OAK76AP011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP011), Sep 20, 1975: Cessna 170B (N2278D), Goldfield, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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