# NTSB DEN70F0088: Cessna 170, N4242V, Worland, WY, August 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1969
- Place: Worland, WY · WORLAND, WY
- Location: 44.0204° N, 107.9617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worland, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0204&lon=-107.9617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3403  69/8/10    WORLAND,WYO         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1600
        TIME - 0530                    N4242V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WORLAND,WYO                 CODY,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           UNDETERMINED                                             LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MATERIAL FOUND IN CARB.PLT COULD NOT REMEMBER HISTORY OF FLT.NO WITNESSES.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## 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 DEN68F0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0120), Oct 19, 1967: Cessna 170 (N4242V), Cody, WY, no damage
- [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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