# Accident 19751210042051A: Cessna 170B, Salter Path, NC, December 10, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1975
- Place: Salter Path, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.6885° N, 76.8861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salter Path, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6885&lon=-76.8861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2747C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2747C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,887 total, 1,252 in this make and model, 495 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751210042051A

## Narrative

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

BOTH PLTS HAD RADIO COMM WITH EACH OTHER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5251X, Blanca 7GCBC: [Accident 19751210042052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751210042052A)

## 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 IAD76AI039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI039), Dec 10, 1975: Cessna 170 (N2747C), Salter Path, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2747C (1)

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

- [Incident 19780307014059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307014059I), Mar 7, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2747C), Avon Park, FL, Minor damage. Pilot misused fuel system (modified by STC), and induced engine stoppage.

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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