# Accident 19980803047289A: Cessna 182, Willits, CA, August 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Willits, CA
- Airport: Ells Field Willits Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4892° N, 123.3595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4892&lon=-123.3595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5705B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5705B-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980803047289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS INTOXICATED AND INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT THE VIRGIN CREEK AIRPORT ON 08/01/98 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLY HIS PLANE BACK TO WILLITS. HE WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO THE COUNTY JAIL. AFTER HIS RELEASE FROM THE COUNTY JAIL, THE PILOT FLEW HIS PLANE BACK TO WILLITS AND LANDED AT THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT ON 08/03/98, WITH NO PROBLEMS. HE RETURNED TO HIS RESIDENCE, THEN LATER RETURNED TO HIS PLANE AND ATTEMPTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT TO PORTLAND, OREGON. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD NO PROBLEM ON TAKE OFF, BUT WHEN WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET IN THE AIR THE ENGINE DIED. UPON LANDING HE HIT A STUMP CAUSING THE PLANE TO LAND UPSIDE DOWN. HE STATES THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1600 HOURS ON 08/03/98. HE SUFFERED SLIGHT INJURIES AND DROVE HIMSELF TO HOWARDS HOSPITAL IN WILLITS. HOSPITAL RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE PILOT, JAMES ROBERT PETERS WAS TREATED ON 08/03/98 AT O825 HRS.

## 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 LAX98LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA259), Aug 3, 1998: Cessna 182 (N5705B), Willits, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an inadequate landing area and failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N5705B (1)

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

- [Incident 19980801028559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801028559I), Aug 1, 1998: Cessna 182 (N5705B), Minor damage. Information from the mendocino county sheriffs office case #1-98-002642. The pilot was intoxicated and attempted to fly the airplane from the virgin creek…

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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