# NTSB LAX71FUA57: Cessna 170A, N1748D, Long Beach, CA, April 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1971
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1370  71/4/26    LONG BEACH,CALIF    CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1334                    N1748D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAUGHERTY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            LCL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- X-WND LDG.3 HRS DUAL IN THIS ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- 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: Daugherty Field

## 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 LAX65F0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0083), May 16, 1965: 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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