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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 170B · Santaclarita, CA · August 29, 2000

Date: August 29, 2000 · 17:01 local
Place: Santaclarita, CA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3590C
Reported as: Cessna 170B
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total210 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N3590CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26634 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was enroute to cpm from lhm when the VFR pilot descended below a cloud shelf in the santa clarita area. He could not proceed VFR, and one of his passengers was ill so he contacted the vny ATCT for assistance. They coordinated with the chp, for a possible landing on freeway 5. However he was able to land on a strip by the sheriff's heliport. There was no damage to the aircraft, and no injuries to the occupants. The pilot has been counseled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE TO CPM FROM LHM WHEN THE VFR PILOT DESCENDED BELOW A CLOUD SHELF IN THE SANTA CLARITA AREA. HE COULD NOT PROCEED VFR, AND ONE OF HIS PASSENGERS WAS ILL SO HE CONTACTED THE VNY ATCT FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY COORDINATED WITH THE CHP, FOR A POSSIBLE LANDING ON FREEWAY 5. HOWEVER HE WAS ABLE TO LAND ON A STRIP BY THE SHERIFF'S HELIPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT HAS BEEN COUNSELED.