# NTSB IAD74AI058: Cessna 170A, N9503A, Newport News, VA, May 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1974
- Place: Newport News, VA · NEWPORT NEWS, VA
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0913   74/5/3    NEWPORT NEWS,VA     CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 371
        TIME - 2010                    N9503A              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 TETERBORO,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FUEL NOT AVAIL AT PITT-GREENVILLE ARPT,CONT FLT.LNDD IN PARKING LOT.L WING HIT STEEL LIGHTPOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9503A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9503A-1974-06-21), registration cancelled 1974-06-21, S/N 19377 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740503011959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740503011959A), May 3, 1974: Cessna 170A, Newport News, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fuel not avail at pitt-greenville arpt,cont flt. Lndd in parking lot.l wing hit steel lightpole.

## Other investigations on N9503A (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 MKC66F0254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0254), Oct 4, 1965: Cessna 170A (N9503A), So St Paul, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI65D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0005), Jan 2, 1965: Cessna 170A (N9503A), Stanley, WI, 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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