# Accident 19790601019609A: Cessna 170B, Burbanke, CA, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Burbanke, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2829C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2829C-2014-09-25) (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 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601019609A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. MADE LANDING ON FREEWAY. TURNED INTO TREES TO MISS CARS. FOUND DISCONNECTED THROTTLE CONTROL.

## 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 LAX79FUQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ32), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 170B (N2829C), Glendale, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2829C (1)

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

- [Accident 19770906025889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906025889A), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 170B (N2829C), Ukiah, 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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