# NTSB OAK74DVA79: Cessna 170B, N2329D, Auberry, CA, June 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1974
- Place: Auberry, CA · AUBERRY, CA
- Location: 37.0808° N, 119.4854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auberry, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0808&lon=-119.4854&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA79
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA79

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1484  74/6/25    AUBERRY,CALIF       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1181
        TIME - 1600                    N2329D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LODI,CALIF                  AUBERRY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2329D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2329D), registered now, S/N 20481, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auberry

## 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 19740625017359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740625017359A), Jun 25, 1974: Cessna 170B, Auberry, 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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