# Accident 19830217006409A: Cessna 170, Pleasanton, CA, February 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1983, 17:35 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6501° N, 121.8509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6501&lon=-121.8509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2565V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2565V-2012-09-17) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 513 total, 30 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217006409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING. ENGINE QUIT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 LAX83LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA105), Feb 18, 1983: Cessna 170 (N2565V), Pleasonton, CA, substantial damage

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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