# NTSB UNK64X1211: Cessna 170A, N2544V, Dinosaur Cvr, AZ, April 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1964
- Place: Dinosaur Cvr, AZ · DINOSAUR CVR, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184846
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0086   64/4/7    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 240
        TIME - 0700                    N2544V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DINOSAUR CAVERNS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2544V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2544V-1971-03-09), registration cancelled 1971-03-09, S/N 18048, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dinosaur Caverns

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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