# NTSB LAX71AL056: Cessna 170B, N8229A, Sprngervlle, AZ, February 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1971
- Place: Sprngervlle, AZ · SPRNGERVLLE, AZ
- Location: 34.1718° N, 109.3068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springerville, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1718&lon=-109.3068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160257
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL056-160257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0250  71/2/15    SPRNGERVLLE,ARIZ    CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 113
        TIME - 1610                    N8229A              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRNGERVLLE,ARIZ            PHOENIX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED GAIN SAFE ALT BFR ATMTG CROSS MT RIDGE.ENG,WEAK VALVE SPRINGS,WORN RETAINER WASHERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8229A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8229A-1971-04-19), registration cancelled 1971-04-19, S/N 25081 (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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