# Accident 20260627008189A: Cessna 170A, El Cajon, CA, June 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2026, 16:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8251° N, 116.9727° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8251&lon=-116.9727&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1607D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1607D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,526 total, 30 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260627008189A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/27/2026, C170, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED RWY 17 AT KSEE IN EL CAJON AND VEERED OFF THE RWY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND DOOR. THERE WERE 2 POB AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR26LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA239), Jun 27, 2026: Cessna 170A (N1607D), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a right crosswind,.

## Other reports on N1607D (3)

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

- [Incident 20220530009159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220530009159I), May 30, 2022: Cessna 170A (N1607D), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. On may 30, 2022, [privacy data omitted], a Cessna 170A serial number 20249 made an uneventful landing at Santa Monica Airport on runway 21 with a missing tail…
- [Incident 20080318834349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080318834349I), Mar 18, 2008: Cessna 170A (N1607D), San Diego/El C, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states that following landing 27L, see, he applied brakes to make taxi way turn off at a low speed. The aircraft tipped up on its nose. The pilot…
- [Accident 20030501028489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030501028489A), May 1, 2003: Cessna 170A (N1607D), Twentynine Palm, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) After landing at 29 Palms, CA., airport, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind that flipped aircraft on it's back. No injuries reported. A/c…

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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