# Accident 19780908026119A: Cessna 170B, Blythe, CA, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Morton Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2518D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908026119A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX78DUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG52), Sep 8, 1978: Cessna 170 (N2518D), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2518D (3)

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

- [Incident 19930214005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930214005189I), Feb 14, 1993: Cessna 170B (N2518D), Corona, CA, Minor damage. Severe engine vibration. Made an off airport landing. Found NR6 piston had failed.
- [Incident 19880709044439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709044439I), Jul 9, 1988: Cessna 170B (N2518D), Burley, ID, Minor damage. Engine quit. Emergency landing on country road. NR6 connecting rod had broken and had destroyed the engine.
- [Accident 19850501015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850501015149A), May 1, 1985: Cessna 170B (N2518D), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. On rollout encountered dust devil which blew aircraft to side of runway. Struck glider and ditch.

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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