# NTSB OAK73DVM26: Cessna 170, N4228V, San Benito, CA, March 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1973
- Place: San Benito, CA · SAN BENITO, CA
- Location: 36.5097° N, 121.0819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Benito, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5097&lon=-121.0819&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73DVM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0449   73/3/5    SAN BENITO,CALIF    CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1799
        TIME - 1800                    N4228V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVERMORE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL.CRASHED ON MTN RIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4228V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4228V-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 18584, 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: Destroyed

## 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 19730305005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730305005619A), Mar 5, 1973: Cessna 170, San Benito, CA, Destroyed. Ran out of fuel. Crashed on mtn ridge.

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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