# NTSB OAK76FVG45: Cessna 170, N4245V, Cordelia, CA, February 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1976
- Place: Cordelia, CA · CORDELIA, CA
- Location: 38.2105° N, 122.1358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordelia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2105&lon=-122.1358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FVG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0305   76/2/2    CORDELIA,CA         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1731
        TIME - 1500                    N4245V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 578 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARIBALDI BROS.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORDELIA,CA                 NAPA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL ON EMPTY TANK. ADEQUATE FUEL IN OTHER TANK. SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON BOTH FOR TAKEOFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4245V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4245V-2009-04-22), registration cancelled 2009-04-22, S/N 18601, 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: Garibaldi Bros.

## 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 19760202003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760202003379A), Feb 2, 1976: Cessna 170, Cordelia, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel sel on empty tank. Adequate fuel in other tank. Should have been on both for takeoff.

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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