# Accident 19790825023349A: Cessna 170B, Willacoochee, GA, August 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1979, 10:20 local time
- Place: Willacoochee, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3351° N, 83.0440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willacoochee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3351&lon=-83.0440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3115B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3115B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 36 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825023349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ROAD DURING RESCUE OPERATION. WING HIT ROAD SIGN.

## 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 MIA79DLA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA45), Aug 25, 1979: Cessna 170B (N3115B), Willacoochee, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3115B (1)

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

- [Accident 20130512009279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130512009279A), May 12, 2013: Cessna 170B (N3115B), Roxboro, NC, Substantial damage. The pilot in command stated he had received the weather at the time of the accident via the asos/awos at the Person County Airport. The Person County Airport…

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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