# NTSB IAD75FLQ25: Cessna 170A, N9288A, California, KY, June 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1975
- Place: California, KY · CALIFORNIA, KY
- Location: 38.9184° N, 84.2636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of California, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9184&lon=-84.2636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLQ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLQ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2487  75/6/29    CALIFORNIA,KY       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 196
        TIME - 1525                    N9288A              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MENTOR,KY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD DOING REPEATED STEEP DIVES AND PULLUPS AT TREE TOP HEIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9288A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9288A-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 19375, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- 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

## 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 19750629026589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750629026589A), Jun 29, 1975: Cessna 170A, California, KY, Substantial damage. Acft obsvd doing repeated steep dives and pullups at tree top height.

## Other investigations on N9288A (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 CHI73FEG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG23), Apr 13, 1973: Cessna 170A (N9288A), Batavia, OH, 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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