# Incident 19781007029499I: Cessna 170A, Hammonton, NJ, October 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hammonton, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6365° N, 74.8024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammonton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6365&lon=-74.8024&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5545C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 282 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007029499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN A 70 DEGREE CROSSWIND, GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N5545C (2)

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

- [Accident 19830602022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602022299A), Jun 2, 1983: Cessna 170A (N5545C), Chatham, MA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing in strong crosswind conditions.
- [Incident 19830221019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221019229I), Feb 21, 1983: Cessna 170A (N5545C), No Mans Island, MA, Minor damage. Reported oil pressure loss. Landed on a restricted area Island. No defects found. Active bombing range area.

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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