# Accident 19760326005059A: Cessna 170B, Fresno, CA, March 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1976
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.8402° N, 119.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIERRA SKY PARK (E79), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8402&lon=-119.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3018A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3018A-2000-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,163 total, 107 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326005059A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK76FVA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVA49), Mar 26, 1976: Cessna 170B (N3018A), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3018A (2)

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

- [Accident 19980712016449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712016449A), Jul 12, 1998: Cessna 170B (N3018A), Hailey, ID, Destroyed. High density altitude and over gross led to stall and collision with a residence on climbout from sun. (.4)the pilot initiated takeoff from runway 13, a 6,600…
- [Incident 19960803031819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803031819I), Aug 3, 1996: Cessna 170B (N3018A), Burns, OR. Narrative: pilot reported aircraft indicated low on fuel. Decided on precautionary landing. Performed an emergency landing in a field next to highway 20E…

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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