# NTSB OAK76AP011: Cessna 170B, N2278D, Goldfield, NV, September 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1975
- Place: Goldfield, NV · GOLDFIELD, NV
- Location: 37.7122° N, 117.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldfield, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7122&lon=-117.2379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76AP011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2607  75/9/20  NR.GOLDFIELD,NV       CESSNA 170B         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 210
        TIME - 0921                    N2278D              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INYOKERN,CA                GOLDFIELD,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR LOST GOLD MINE. RECOVERY DATE 9/21/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2278D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278D-1975-11-08), registration cancelled 1975-11-08, S/N 20430 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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 19750920031049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920031049A), Sep 20, 1975: Cessna 170B, Goldfield, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Looking for lost gold mine. Recovery date 9/21/75.

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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