# Accident 19850310006369A: Cessna 170A, Christmas Valle, OR, March 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Christmas Valle, OR
- Airport: Christmas Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2407° N, 120.5890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2407&lon=-120.5890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9166A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,870 total, 475 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310006369A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCHDOWN AXLE ON LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. AXLE WAS REPORTED TO BE CRYSTALLIZED AND CRACKED

## 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 SEA85LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA072), Mar 10, 1985: Cessna 170A (N9166A), Christmasvalley, OR, 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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