# Accident 19821214067009A: Cessna 170B, Big Bear City, CA, December 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Big Bear City, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2309° N, 116.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2309&lon=-116.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2962D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2962D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC AIO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,664 total, 2 in this make and model, 277 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LUG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821214067009A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR UNSKILLED IN TAIL DRAGGERS LOST CONTROL ON DEMO OF SHORT FIELD LANDING. AIRPLANE VEERED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 LAX83LUG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LUG09), Dec 14, 1982: Cessna 170B (N2962D), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2962D (1)

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

- [Accident 19930529015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930529015619A), May 29, 1993: Cessna 170B (N2962D), Escondido, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Ran off side of runway into soft ground and nosed over.

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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