# NTSB LAX71AL015: Cessna 170B, N3045A, Cabazon, CA, September 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1970
- Place: Cabazon, CA · CABAZON, CA
- Location: 33.9127° N, 116.7828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cabazon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9127&lon=-116.7828&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3663  70/9/26    CABAZON,CALIF       CESSNA 170B         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 240
        TIME - 1152                    N3045A              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CALIF          CABAZON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      82
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          100                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT STALL FROM NOSE HIGH SLOW FLT. GUSTING TO 25K. PLTS TOTAL TIME AS OF 2/20/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3045A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3045A-1971-03-19), registration cancelled 1971-03-19, S/N 25689 (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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