NTSB investigations: Cessna 170A

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 170A, where the first occurrence was “In flight encounter with weather”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: Cessna 170A per year, 1982–2026: 5 cases
19821
19831
19881
19891
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072304')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 240))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX92LA373Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Holtville, CAThe pilot's encounter with the unforecasted dust devil.Sep 2, 1992 · N9923A · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90FA031Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Rogersville, TNContinued flight into instrument meteorological conditions by a non-instrument rated pilot resulting in spatial disorientation and a loss of aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were: the pilot's overconfidence in his ability to fly in…Nov 26, 1989 · N9192A · DestroyedNTSB FTW88LA098Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170 · Sour Lake, TXThe acft struck trees and the grnd during a night cross country in marginal weather. The non-instrument rated pvt plt stated that he was flying in cruise flt at 1250' MSL when he hit trees. The closest wx station recorded 1200 overcast with 5 miles…May 9, 1988 · N3853V · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LA306Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C170A · Cajon Pass, CAThe plt was flying about 40 ft AGL in marginal weather when the acft contacted a power line and crashed. No flt plan wasfiled and there is no record of a weather briefing for the plt. The plt stated he was following a highway up a Pass whenhe encountered…Jun 26, 1983 · N1239D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FA263Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Brunswick, GAThe non-instrument rated pilot was on a flight from ironton, oh to daytona beach, FL with an en route stop at columbia, SC. He obtained a weather briefing prior to departing ironton, but did not update it after landing at columbia. The aircraft crashed on the…Sep 4, 1982 · N9263A · Destroyed