Cessna 170A N1474D
4 April 1972 · Medford, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 April 1972 at about 13:20 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N1474D was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Medford, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Medford, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jackson County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N1474D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Francisco, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0627
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BOTH SIDES OF COWLING CAME OPEN. PLT WAS RET TO LND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1972 | Cessna 170B | Del Ray Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1972 | Cessna 170A | Livingston, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1972 | Cessna 170B | Bellville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Cessna 170A | N.jackson, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1972 | Cessna 170B | Torrance, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1972 | Cessna 170B | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
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| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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