# NTSB LAX73FUJ46: Cessna 170B, N1775D, Willcox, AZ, January 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1973
- Place: Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
- Location: 32.2518° N, 109.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willcox, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2518&lon=-109.8357&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUJ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0240  73/1/17    WILLCOX,ARIZ        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1832
        TIME - 1630                    N1775D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1490 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLCOX,ARIZ                EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DENS ALT APRX 5500FT.ABT 150LBS OVR GWT,EXCEEDED AFT CG 1.5IN.20DEG FLAP TKOF,CRASHED RET TO FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1775D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1775D-2009-09-18), registration cancelled 2009-09-18, S/N 20348, built 1952 (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: Cochise County

## 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 19730117001979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730117001979A), Jan 17, 1973: Cessna 170B, Willcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Dens alt aprx 5500FT.abt 150LBS ovr gwt,exceeded aft CG 1.5IN.20DEG flap tkof,crashed ret to fld.

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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