# Accident 19850729034619A: Cessna 170B, Manzanita, OR, July 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1985, 15:10 local time
- Place: Manzanita, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3194° N, 122.9802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3194&lon=-122.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8011A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8011A-2013-05-13) (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 O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 937 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FYM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FYM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850729034619A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH LOW CEILING,DRIZZLE AND FOG INTO AN AREA IN WHICH THE MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED. IMPACTED MOUNTAIN.

## 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 SEA85FYM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FYM03), Jul 29, 1985: Cessna 170B (N8011A), Manzanita, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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