# Incident 19810824084069I: Cessna 170A, Sedona, AZ, August 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8481° N, 111.8152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sedona, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8481&lon=-111.8152&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9164A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9164A-2013-07-29) (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: 2,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824084069I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL PILOT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE ALONG WITH LEFT RUDDER. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND NOSED UP ON THE PROP.

## Other reports on N9164A (3)

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

- [Accident 19841225068429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841225068429A), Dec 25, 1984: Cessna 170A (N9164A), Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Witnesses saw aircraft flying at treetop level collide with powerlines spanning a river.
- [Accident 19821011066959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821011066959A), Oct 11, 1982: Cessna 170A (N9164A), Durango, CO, Substantial damage. Landing was attempted when crosswind component exceeded aircraft limitation, crashed into ditch off side runway.
- [Accident 19810913065549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913065549A), Sep 13, 1981: Cessna 170A (N9164A), Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Swerved off runway, collapsing left main gear.

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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