# NTSB LAX72FUQ37: Cessna 170B, N2807C, Quartz Hill, CA, October 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1971
- Place: Quartz Hill, CA · QUARTZ HILL, CA
- Location: 34.6520° N, 118.2159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quartz Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6520&lon=-118.2159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3876  71/10/23   QUARTZ HILL,CALIF   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 226
        TIME - 1500                    N2807C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUARTZ HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUARTZ HILL,CALIF           SAN FERNANDO,CALIF
        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
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ATMTD SHORT FLD TKOF FM MIDFLD,RTRCTD FLAPS,ACFT SETTLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2807C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2807C-2003-04-24), registration cancelled 2003-04-24, S/N 26350, built 1954 (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: Quartz Hill

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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