# Accident 19770116000709A: Cessna 170B, Compton, CA, January 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1977
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2717C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2717C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116000709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BRAKES LOCKED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX77FUD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUD02), Jan 16, 1977: Cessna 170B (N2717C), Compton, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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