# NTSB SEA73AS020: Cessna 170B, N3181F, Headquarters, ID, January 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1973
- Place: Headquarters, ID · HEADQUARTERS, ID
- Location: 46.6299° N, 115.8093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Headquarters, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6299&lon=-115.8093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73AS020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0124  73/1/27    HEADQUARTERS,ID     CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 700
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3181F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WASH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- PHOTOGRAPHING ELK. RECOVERED 1/28/73.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3181F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3181F-1973-12-07), registration cancelled 1973-12-07, S/N 25825 (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 19730127000989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127000989A), Jan 27, 1973: Cessna 170A, Headquarters, ID, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Photographing elk. Recovered 1/28/73.

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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