# NTSB DEN68F0120: Cessna 170, N4242V, Cody, WY, October 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1967
- Place: Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0120

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0832  67/10/19   CODY,WYO            CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1200
        TIME - 0520                    N4242V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
          PERSONNEL-INATTENTIVE TO ROTATING PROP.
        REMARKS- PLT USING WING WALKERS DUE TO 38 K WIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4242V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242V-1970-09-23), registration cancelled 1970-09-23, S/N 18598 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Cody

## Other investigations on N4242V (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 DEN70F0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0088), Aug 10, 1969: Cessna 170 (N4242V), Worland, WY, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1782](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1782), May 16, 1964: Cessna 170 (N4242V), Frannie, WY, 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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