# Accident 19830602022299A: Cessna 170A, Chatham, MA, June 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Chatham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6883° N, 69.9897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHATHAM MUNI (CQX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6883&lon=-69.9897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5545C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5545C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 36 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602022299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING IN STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA136), Jun 2, 1983: Cessna 170A (N5545C), Chatham, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5545C (2)

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

- [Incident 19830221019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830221019229I), Feb 21, 1983: Cessna 170A (N5545C), No Mans Island, MA, Minor damage. Reported oil pressure loss. Landed on a restricted area Island. No defects found. Active bombing range area.
- [Incident 19781007029499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781007029499I), Oct 7, 1978: Cessna 170A (N5545C), Hammonton, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot landed in a 70 degree crosswind, gusting to 40 knots. Lost directional control after touchdown.

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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