# Accident 19830527021859A: Cessna 170B, Yreka, CA, May 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1983, 10:05 local time
- Place: Yreka, CA
- Airport: Rohrer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7497° N, 122.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7497&lon=-122.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8018A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8018A) (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 O300*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 362 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830527021859A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND FULL LOAD ON TAKEOFF.  USED FULL FLAPS TO TRY TO CLEAR WIRES.  SETTLED TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX83LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA252), May 27, 1983: Cessna 170B (N8018A), Yreka, 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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