# NTSB LAX78DUJ42: Cessna 170, N4068V, Yuma, AZ, March 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1978
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0468  78/3/24    YUMA,AZ             CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N4068V              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 3815 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            38 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA AUX.NO.4
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,AZ                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4068V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4068V-2002-05-02), registration cancelled 2002-05-02, S/N 18496, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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: Yuma Aux.No.4

## 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 19780324004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780324004569A), Mar 24, 1978: Cessna 170, Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4068V (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 DEN90FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90FA155), Jul 10, 1990: Cessna 170 (N4068V), Fillmore, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN INADVERTENT STALL.
- [NTSB UNK64X1252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1252), Apr 11, 1964: Cessna 170 (N4068V), Hiwatha, CO, 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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