# NTSB LAX74DUJ01: Cessna 170A, N9922A, Douglas, AZ, July 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1973
- Place: Douglas, AZ · DOUGLAS, AZ
- Location: 31.3993° N, 109.5413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3993&lon=-109.5413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2277   73/7/1    DOUGLAS,ARIZ        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 0940                    N9922A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLAS,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9922A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9922A), registered now, S/N 19282 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Douglas

## 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 19730701023129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701023129A), Jul 1, 1973: Cessna 170A, Douglas, AZ, 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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