# Accident 19771123037159A: Cessna 170B, Willits, CA, November 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1977
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.4050° N, 123.3489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willits, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4050&lon=-123.3489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1805C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1805C) (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
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 366 total, 106 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771123037159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT GRND LOOPED ACFT ON ABORTED TAKEOFF TO PREVENT GOING OVER CLIFF AT END OF RWY.

## 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 OAK78DVD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD11), Nov 23, 1977: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Willits, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1805C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920514015169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514015169A), May 14, 1992: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Old Minto, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a ditch and nosed over landing on a sand bar.
- [Accident 19790713015519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713015519A), Jul 13, 1979: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Kobuk, AK, Substantial damage. Made takeoff from short sandbar. Lifted off prematurely, settled into river. Nosed over.

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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