# Incident 19810627057039I: Cessna 170, El Cajon, CA, June 27, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1981, 17:10 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1677D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677D-2018-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627057039I

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SPRING MAIN LEAF PN 0442107 FAILED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N1677D (2)

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

- [Accident 20110917030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917030439A), Sep 17, 2011: Cessna 170 (N1677D), Pahrump, NV, Substantial damage. During the approach to landing phase the pilot added power to arrest the sink rate. He stated the engine did not respond and he impacted terrain short of the…
- [Accident 19810703057849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703057849A), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 170 (N1677D), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control and ground looped aircraft during landing.

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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