# NTSB LAX73DUG46: Cessna 170A, N9297A, Apple Vally, CA, April 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1973
- Place: Apple Vally, CA · APPLE VALLY, CA
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0761   73/4/7    APPLE VALLY,CALIF   CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 600
        TIME - 1055                    N9297A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA BARBARA,CALIF         APPLE VALLY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LND RWY 18. WIND SHIFTED TO NNE GUSTING TO 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9297A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9297A-2009-03-11), registration cancelled 2009-03-11, S/N 19058, built 1949 (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: Apple Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730407008769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730407008769A), Apr 7, 1973: Cessna 170, Apple Vally, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd rwy 18. Wind shifted to nne gusting to 20K.

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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