# NTSB DEN66F0339: Cessna 170, N9130A, Oljato, UT, May 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1966
- Place: Oljato, UT · OLJATO, UT
- Location: 37.0361° N, 110.3182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oljato, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0361&lon=-110.3182&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0339
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0339

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1294  66/5/14    OLJATO UT           CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N9130A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLJATO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       40
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND 30-40 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9130A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9130A), registered now, S/N 18889, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oljato

## Other investigations on N9130A (2)

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 DEN90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA064), Feb 23, 1990: Cessna 170A (N9130A), Gallup, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE ENGINE DURING PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGE TO INTERNAL COMPONENTS.
- [NTSB DEN77DQA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA50), Aug 20, 1977: Cessna 170 (N9130A), Gallup, NM, substantial damage

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.

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