# NTSB OAK70DVA05: Cessna 170, N9978A, Strathmore, CA, February 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1970
- Place: Strathmore, CA · STRATHMORE, CA
- Location: 36.1461° N, 119.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strathmore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1461&lon=-119.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0040   70/2/1    STRATHMORE,CALIF    CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N9978A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ECKERT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRATHMORE,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9978A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978A-2014-12-01), registration cancelled 2014-12-01, S/N 19338 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eckert Field

## Other investigations on N9978A (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 OAK67D0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0071), Aug 7, 1966: Cessna 170 (N9978A), Porterville, CA, 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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