# NTSB LAX81DVA32: Cessna 170B, N4301B, Five Points, CA, April 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1981
- Place: Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0893  81/4/14    FIVE POINTS,CA      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40, 0
        TIME - 1800                    N4301B              PX-  0  0  1  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FIVE POINTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIVE POINTS,CA             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4301B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4301B), registered now, S/N 26645, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Five Points

## 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 19810414016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810414016699A), Apr 14, 1981: Cessna 170B, Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Non-rated pilot attempted to fly owner's airplane without permission. Lost control in takeoff. Ran off runway.

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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