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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Ramona, CA · August 15, 1983

Date
August 15, 1983 · 10:30 local
Place
Ramona, CA
Airport
Ramona
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5478C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA392
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,271 total8 in this make and model121 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Wind shifted on touchdown. Pilot lost control. Ground looped off the runway collapsing the left main gear.

As the FAA filed it

WIND SHIFTED ON TOUCHDOWN. PILOT LOST CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5478C · 1

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