# Accident 19790320000109A: Cessna 170A, Morgan Hill, CA, March 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1979
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9117A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9117A-1982-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790320000109A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES ON CLOUD SHROUDED MOUNTAIN. DARK NIGHT. INDICATIONS OF VFR PILOT SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

## 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 LAX81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA078), Mar 20, 1979: Cessna 170A (N9117A), Morgan Hill, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N9117A (1)

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

- [Incident 19780531041279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780531041279I), May 31, 1978: Cessna 170A (N9117A), Pala Alto, CA, Minor damage. During landing roll aircraft turned abruptly off runway. Right wheel axle bent, left brake spongy.

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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