# Accident 19790506008169A: Cessna 170, Sidney, NE, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Sidney, NE
- Airport: Western Ne Tech C
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1336° N, 102.9695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1336&lon=-102.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 54 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506008169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED WITH GUSTY CROSS WIND.AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY.LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MKC79FCJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ18), May 6, 1979: Cessna 170A (N747Z), Sidney, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N747Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19780305003919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780305003919A), Mar 5, 1978: Cessna 170A (N747Z), Loup City, NE, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770816026839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770816026839A), Aug 16, 1977: Cessna 170A (N747Z), Arcadia, NE, Substantial damage. Left wheel pants broke and lodged in front of wheel causing acft to swerve then flip over.

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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