# NTSB OAK74AXQ22: Cessna 170B, N2731D, Eureka, NV, February 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1974
- Place: Eureka, NV · EUREKA, NV
- Location: 39.5112° N, 115.9658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5112&lon=-115.9658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74AXQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AXQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0327  74/2/13  NR.EUREKA,NEV         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 303
        TIME - 1645                    N2731D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         EUREKA,NEV                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF FROM UNPREPARED SOD FIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2731D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2731D), registered now, S/N 25273 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (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 19740213002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213002479A), Feb 13, 1974: Cessna 170B, Eureka, NV, Substantial damage. Takeoff from unprepared sod field

## Other investigations on N2731D (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 SEA77DYP42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP42), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 170B (N2731D), Connell, WA, 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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