# NTSB OAK73DVA50: Cessna 170, N2687V, Dos Palos, CA, April 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1973
- Place: Dos Palos, CA · DOS PALOS, CA
- Location: 36.9854° N, 120.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dos Palos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9854&lon=-120.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0747  73/4/16  NR.DOS PALOS,CALIF    CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 570
        TIME - 0730                    N2687V              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULARE,CALIF               DOS PALOS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DRAGGED LDG SITE,THEN OPENED THROTTLE ABRUPTLY. PWR LINES AT END OF FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2687V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2687V-1975-05-08), registration cancelled 1975-05-08, S/N 18197, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730416008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730416008029A), Apr 16, 1973: Cessna 170, Dos Palos, CA, Substantial damage. Plt dragged ldg site,then opened throttle abruptly. Pwr lines at end of fld.

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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