# NTSB LAX68D0158: Cessna 170B, N2590D, Saugus, CA, October 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1967
- Place: Saugus, CA · SAUGUS, CA
- Location: 34.4114° N, 118.5401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saugus, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4114&lon=-118.5401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3777  67/10/21   SAUGUS,CALIF        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 168
        TIME - 1730                    N2590D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AGUA DULCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT WAS TAXYING ONTO RNWY. WING STRUCK PROPERLY MARKED POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2590D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2590D), registered now, S/N 20742, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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: Agua Dulce

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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