# Accident 19760202003379A: Cessna 170, Cordelia, CA, February 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1976
- Place: Cordelia, CA
- Airport: Garibaldi Bros.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 38.2105° N, 122.1358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordelia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2105&lon=-122.1358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4245V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4245V-2009-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,731 total, 578 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760202003379A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SEL ON EMPTY TANK. ADEQUATE FUEL IN OTHER TANK. SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON BOTH FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 OAK76FVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG45), Feb 2, 1976: Cessna 170 (N4245V), Cordelia, 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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