# NTSB LAX74FUQ09: Cessna 170B, N3404C, Lancaster, CA, August 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2539  73/8/11    LANCASTER,CALIF     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 280
        TIME - 0830                    N3404C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- LNDG ATMTD OFF-AIRPORT TO JOIN PERS TARGET SHOOTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3404C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3404C-1989-07-19), registration cancelled 1989-07-19, S/N 26447 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730811022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811022869A), Aug 11, 1973: Cessna 170B, Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Lndg atmtd off-airport to join pers target shooting.

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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