# NTSB LAX65F0083: Cessna 170A, N1748D, Long Beach, CA, May 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1965
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0083

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0317  65/5/16    LONG BEACH CALIF    AERONCA 11AC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1650                    N33748              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  3                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT OF N1748D DID NOT ASSURE TAXIWAY WAS CLEAR BEFORE TURNING ONTO IT AND STOPPING AHEAD OF 3748
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0317  65/5/16    LONG BEACH CALIF    CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1650                    N1748D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 829 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1748D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1748D), registered now, S/N 20191, built 1951 (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
- Airport: Long Beach

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N33748](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33748-1972-01-17), registration cancelled 1972-01-17, S/N CA13291, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 11AC
- Registry model: [Aeronca 65-CA](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (registry code 0190922) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Long Beach

## Other investigations on N1748D (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 LAX71FUA57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA57), Apr 26, 1971: Cessna 170A (N1748D), Long Beach, CA, 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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