# Accident 19780211001069A: Cessna 170A, Bellingham, WA, February 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1978
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5794C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5794C-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 2 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE08-143754) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211001069A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 SEA78DYE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE08-143754), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 170 (N5794C), Bellingham, WA, 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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