# NTSB LAX79FUJ28: Cessna 170B, N1956C, Grnd Cyn Cvrns, AZ, December 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1978
- Place: Grnd Cyn Cvrns, AZ · GRND CYN CVRNS, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3747  78/12/13   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1141
        TIME - 1230                    N1956C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 497 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRND CANYON CVRN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST.JOHNS,AZ                 LAS VEGAS,NV                 GRND CYN CVRNS,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- ROADWAY SIGNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1956C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1956C), registered now, S/N 26101, 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: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grnd Canyon Cvrn

## Other investigations on N1956C (1)

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 UNK64X1187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1187), Apr 5, 1964: Cessna 170 (N1956C), Carefree, AZ, 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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