# Accident 19751003030559A: Cessna 170A, Huntingtn Bch, CA, October 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1975
- Place: Huntingtn Bch, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1215D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1215D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 29 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751003030559A

## Narrative

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

LND NO FLAPS,HALFWAY DWN RWY. PLT VEERED TO AVOID BLDG. HIT STINSON N97401 & BEECH N2984B.

## 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 LAX76FUA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA10), Oct 3, 1975: Cessna 170A (N1215D), Huntingtn Bch, CA, substantial damage

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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