# NTSB LAX79DUK14: Cessna 170B, N4664C, Phoenix, AZ, August 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1979
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUK14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUK14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2129  79/8/16    PHOENIX,AZ          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 3309
        TIME - 0800                    N4664C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1990 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  VAN NUYS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- WING TIP STRUCK JET BLAST FENCE SUPPORT WHILE TAXIING ARND PARKED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4664C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4664C-2014-10-14), registration cancelled 2014-10-14, S/N 25608, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

## 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 19790816024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816024489A), Aug 16, 1979: Cessna 170B, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Aircraft parked too close to taxiway. Pilot had to move over while taxing. Hit jet blast fence.

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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