# Accident 20110818018719A: Cessna 170B, Jefferson, OR, August 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2011, 19:45 local time
- Place: Jefferson, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7225° N, 123.0203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7225&lon=-123.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2789D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2789D-2018-01-03) (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 MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 180 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818018719A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING IN A FIELD AT THE FARM WHERE THE PILOT AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT RESIDES THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE.  THE TRANSMISSION LINE WAS OBSCURED BY A ROW OF TREES LOCATED ALONG THE APPROACH END OF THE LANDING SITE.THE TRANSMISSION LINE BROKE ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE SURFACE UPRIGHT IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED THE SINGLE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY.

## 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 WPR11CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA397), Aug 19, 2011: Cessna 170B (N2789D), Jefferson, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines during the landing approach into the sun.

## Other reports on N2789D (1)

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

- [Incident 19850704034929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704034929I), Jul 4, 1985: Cessna 170B (N2789D), Truro, IA, Minor damage. Landed long and unable to stop. Ran off end of runway. Went up onto nose. Runway slopes downhill.

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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