# Accident 19810530031349A: Cessna 170A, Homeland, CA, May 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1981, 23:35 local time
- Place: Homeland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7459° N, 117.1132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homeland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7459&lon=-117.1132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1305D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1305D-2013-01-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530031349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT NIGHT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. AIRCRAFT WAS OFF COURSE ACCORDING TO PROPOSED DESTINATION.

## 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 LAX81FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA094), May 30, 1981: Cessna 170A (N1305D), Homeland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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