# NTSB LAX69D0182: Cessna 170B, N1694D, San Miguel Is, CA, September 7, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1968
- Place: San Miguel Is, CA · SAN MIGUEL IS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4456   68/9/7  NR.SAN MIGUEL IS,CAL  CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 170
        TIME - 1245                    N1694D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT APPLIED FULL FLAPS AFTER TAKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1694D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1694D-1968-11-15), registration cancelled 1968-11-15, S/N 20336 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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