# Accident 19760718021259A: Cessna 170B, Salix, IA, July 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Salix, IA
- Airport: Chaquett
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.3119° N, 96.2922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salix, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3119&lon=-96.2922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1856C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1856C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 1,042 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718021259A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF.

## 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 MKC76DCD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD57), Jul 18, 1976: Cessna 170B (N1856C), Salix, IA, 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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