# NTSB SEA72AS044: Cessna 170A, N1474D, Medford, OR, April 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 4, 1972
- Place: Medford, OR · MEDFORD, OR
- Location: 42.3360° N, 122.8518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3360&lon=-122.8518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72AS044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0627   72/4/4    MEDFORD,OREG        CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1320                    N1474D              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 35, 3627 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEDFORD,OREG                SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BOTH SIDES OF COWLING CAME OPEN. PLT WAS RET TO LND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1474D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1474D-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N 20083 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jackson County

## Other investigations on N1474D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK71DVD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD08), Aug 3, 1970: Cessna 170A (N1474D), Hayward, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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