# NTSB SEA76DYE49: Cessna 170A, N9702A, Toledo, WA, July 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1976
- Place: Toledo, WA · TOLEDO, WA
- Location: 46.4447° N, 122.8522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4447&lon=-122.8522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYE49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2234  76/7/24    TOLEDO,WA           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 18, 408
        TIME - 1630                    N9702A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO-WINLOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,WA                   PUYALLUP,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PLT STATES ADJUSTABLE WRENCH FND ON FLOOR NR RUDDER PEDALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9702A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9702A-2024-05-04), registration cancelled 2024-05-04, S/N 19163, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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: Toledo-Winlock

## 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 19760724020399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760724020399A), Jul 24, 1976: Cessna 170A, Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. Plt states adjustable wrench fnd on floor nr rudder pedals.

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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