# NTSB OAK75DVD23: Cessna 170, N3942V, Garberville, CA, November 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1974
- Place: Garberville, CA · GARBERVILLE, CA
- Location: 40.1003° N, 123.7943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garberville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1003&lon=-123.7943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4034   74/11/5   GARBERVILLE,CALIF   CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 246
        TIME - 1530                    N3942V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARBERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CALIF                GARBERVILLE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- HIT DITCH TO L OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3942V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3942V), registered now, S/N 18261, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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: Garberville

## 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 19741105041089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741105041089A), Nov 5, 1974: Cessna 170, Garberville, CA, Substantial damage. Hit ditch to l of rwy.

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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