# Accident 19810913065549A: Cessna 170A, Cottonwood, AZ, September 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7301° N, 112.0351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COTTONWOOD (P52), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7301&lon=-112.0351&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
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,962 total, 14 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913065549A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. SWERVED OFF RUNWAY, COLLAPSING LEFT 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 LAX81DUK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK05), Sep 13, 1981: Cessna 170A (N9164A), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19810824084069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824084069I), Aug 24, 1981: Cessna 170A (N9164A), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. During landing roll pilot applied left brake along with left rudder. Aircraft veered left and nosed up on the prop.

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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