# Accident 20170325003299A: Cessna 170A, Death Valley, CA, March 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2017, 18:06 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Airport: Chicken Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8067° N, 117.7817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8067&lon=-117.7817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9953A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9953A-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 971 total, 404 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170325003299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROSAMOND AIRPARK (L00) AND LANDED AT THE CHICKEN STRIP AIRPORT, CALIFORNIA. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD FOUR OCCUPANTS, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURY, THE OTHER TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED MINOR INJURY.

NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 GAA17CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA204), Mar 26, 2017: Cessna 170 (N9953A), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper compensation for crosswind conditions during the landing flare and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

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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