# Accident 19830815040529A: Cessna 170A, Ramona, CA, August 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0708° N, 116.8310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0708&lon=-116.8310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5478C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5478C-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,271 total, 8 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830815040529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA392), Aug 15, 1983: Cessna 17OA (N5478C), Ramona, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5478C (1)

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

- [Accident 20200227002099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200227002099A), Feb 27, 2020: Cessna 170A (N5478C), Baker City, OR, Substantial damage. On the afternoon of February 27, 2020, the pilot of Cessna 170A N5487C departed the airport at Baker City, OR (bkr) with one passenger planning a short local…

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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