# Accident 19780324004569A: Cessna 170, Yuma, AZ, March 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1978
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Aux.No.4
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4068V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4068V-2002-05-02) (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: 3,815 total, 37 in this make and model, 262 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780324004569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 LAX78DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ42), Mar 24, 1978: Cessna 170 (N4068V), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4068V (1)

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

- [Accident 19900710024799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900710024799A), Jul 10, 1990: Cessna 170 (N4068V), Fillmore, UT, Substantial damage. Unable to lift on first takeoff. Unloaded to gross weight. Next try early liftoff. Banked sharply and stalled.

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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