# Accident 19800517014439A: Cessna 170A, Britton, SD, May 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Britton, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7924° N, 97.7529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Britton, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7924&lon=-97.7529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1742D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1742D-2017-07-13) (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 170A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 131 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517014439A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND EXCEEDING AIRPLANES CAPABILITY . HOPPED SIDEWAYS. COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR.

## 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 DEN80FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTK11), May 17, 1980: Cessna 170A (N1742D), Britton, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1742D (1)

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

- [Accident 20110527010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527010979A), May 27, 2011: Cessna 170A (N1742D), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot in command failed to maintain directional control during landing rollout, ground looped, made an attempt to correct the ground loop, but was unable…

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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