# Accident 19781029032139A: Cessna 170A, Eagle Mountain, CA, October 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Eagle Mountain, CA
- Airport: Eagle Mt.Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.8575° N, 115.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Mountain, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8575&lon=-115.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8063A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8063A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 520 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029032139A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LNDD LONG,RAN INTO ROCKY TERRAIN.FIRST THIRD OF RWY HAD SMALTS & DITCHES.

## 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 LAX79FUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG03), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna 170B (N8063A), Eagle Mountain, CA, 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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