# Incident 19790124004079I: Cessna 170B, Omaha, NE, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Eppley
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EPPLEY AIRFIELD (OMA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3032&lon=-95.8941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2280D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280D-2018-03-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 80 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/19790124004079I

## Narrative

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

AFTER MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE TOWER FOR NO RADIO TAKEOFF, PILOT TOOK OFF WHILE BEING GIVEN A RED LIGHT.

## Other reports on N2280D (1)

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

- [Accident 19830310007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310007149A), Mar 10, 1983: Cessna 170B (N2280D), Douglas, WY, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped on landing. Side load collapsed left main gear. Unfamiliar with tail dragger.

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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