# NTSB LAX74DVA40: Cessna 170A, N9781A, Kennedy Mds, CA, January 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1974
- Place: Kennedy Mds, CA · KENNEDY MDS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DVA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DVA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0113  74/1/12    KENNEDY MDS,CALIF   CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 139
        TIME - 1500                    N9781A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNEDY MEADOWS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENNEDY MDWS,CALIF          INYOKERN,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- L GR RAN INTO SLUSH. VEERED L INTO SNOW BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9781A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9781A), registered now, S/N 19242 (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: Kennedy Meadows

## 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 19740112000559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112000559A), Jan 12, 1974: Cessna 170A, Kennedy Mds, CA, Substantial damage. L gr ran into slush. Veered l into snow bank.

## Other investigations on N9781A (2)

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 LAX70DUM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DUM04), Jan 31, 1970: Cessna 170A (N9781A), Calexico, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66D0206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0206), Dec 25, 1965: Cessna 170A (N9781A), El Cajon, 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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