# NTSB OAK72AP042: Cessna 170A, N9941A, Biggs, CA, May 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1972
- Place: Biggs, CA · BIGGS, CA
- Location: 39.4115° N, 121.7114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biggs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4115&lon=-121.7114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72AP042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72AP042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0763  72/5/24    BIGGS,CALIF         CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 148
        TIME - 0655                    N9941A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHVALE,CALIF              BIGGS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT BUZZED FLD ABOUT 25 FT AGL,PULLED UP SHARPLY OVER WIRES,LEVELLED OFF AND LOST CTL IN R TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9941A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9941A-1972-07-13), registration cancelled 1972-07-13, S/N 19301 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- 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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