# NTSB OAK68D0343: Cessna 170B, N170X, Stratford, CA, March 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1968
- Place: Stratford, CA · STRATFORD, CA
- Location: 36.1885° N, 119.8222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stratford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1885&lon=-119.8222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0343
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0343-111145

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0789  68/3/28    STRATFORD,CALIF     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 103
        TIME - 1730                    N170X               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N170X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170X-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 26617 (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: Jones Strip

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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