# NTSB SEA76AS056: Cessna 170, N3945V, Medford, OR, June 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1976
- 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: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76AS056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1898  76/6/20  NR.MEDFORD,OR         CESSNA 170          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 190
        TIME - 1500                    N3945V              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAGLE SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MEDFORD,OR                   ARLINGTON,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN/LOWER SCATTERED                                    14000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      79
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          320                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DA ABT 3000FT.TKOF ON GRASS STRIP,UP GRADIENT,TOWARD RISING TERRAIN.STALLED DRG ATMTD TURNAROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3945V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Beagle Sky Ranch

## 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 19760620022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760620022739A), Jun 20, 1976: Cessna 170, Medford, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Da abt 3000FT.tkof on grass strip,up gradient,toward rising terrain. Stalled drg atmtd turnaround.

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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