# Accident 20231127020079A: Cessna 170B, Cameron Park, CA, November 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cameron Park, CA
- Airport: Cameron Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6840° N, 120.9875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6840&lon=-120.9875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231127020079A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/27/2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 170B DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 AT CAMERON PARK AIRPORT (O61) DURING LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET NORTH AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST IN A DRAINAGE CULVERT 75 FEET NORTHEAST OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE FUSELAGE. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

## 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 WPR24LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA045), Nov 27, 2023: Cessna 170B (N170HT), Cameron Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right brake master cylinder piston due to a faulty return spring, which resulted in a seized right main landing gear brake and a runway excursion

## Other reports on N170HT (1)

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

- [Incident 20150309002289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150309002289I), Mar 9, 2015: Cessna 170B (N170HT), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Landed on runway 20 at and left runway 20 at the intersection of taxiways bravo and mike. The aircraft came to rest after hitting a sign in the infield between…

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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