# Accident 19780715016689A: Cessna 170B, Temecula, CA, July 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1978
- Place: Temecula, CA
- Airport: Rancho California
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.5023° N, 117.1608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rancho California Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5023&lon=-117.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2766C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2766C-1994-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780715016689A

## Narrative

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

GUST 30K.PILOT REPORTED WIND CHANGE TO TAILWIND.

## 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 LAX78DUG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG43), Jul 15, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2766C), Temecula, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2766C (1)

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

- [Accident 19890305002982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305002982A), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna 170B (N2766C), Casa Grande, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck by companion aircraft N64WD during formation flight. N64WD engaged in aerobatics was inverted at impact.

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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