# Accident 19820620023839A: Cessna 170B, Pacoima, CA, June 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1982, 15:25 local time
- Place: Pacoima, CA
- Airport: Whiteman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2509° N, 118.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2509&lon=-118.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8151A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8151A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 40 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620023839A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRPLANE SKIDDED SIDEWAYS AND TURNED OVER.

## 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 LAX82DA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA229), Jun 20, 1982: Cessna 170B (N8151A), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8151A (1)

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

- [Incident 19780724039079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724039079I), Jul 24, 1978: Cessna 170B (N8151A), Rome, MI, Minor damage. Pilot attempted steep climbing turn after takeoff. The aircraft stalled and mushed to the ground.

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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