# Accident 19801108069219A: Cessna 170B, Cold Bay, AK, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.1858° N, 162.7211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cold Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1858&lon=-162.7211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8327A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8327A-1983-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 9 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108069219A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON CROSSWIND LANDING. CAME DOWN WITH SIDE LOAD ON GEAR. COLLAPSED GEAR. FLIGHT NOT ADVISED BY CFI.

## 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 ANC81DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG12), Nov 8, 1980: Cessna 170B (N8327A), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8327A (2)

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

- [Incident 19800719062379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719062379I), Jul 19, 1980: Cessna 170B (N8327A), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on rollout while doing touch and go.
- [Accident 19730106000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730106000389A), Jan 6, 1973: Cessna 170B (N8327A), Leadville, CO, Substantial damage. Ip did not take control soon enough to be able to effect safe recovery.

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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