# NTSB LAX79DVA50: Cessna 170B, N2582D, Kingsburg, CA, July 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1979
- Place: Kingsburg, CA · KINGSBURG, CA
- Location: 36.5252° N, 119.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5252&lon=-119.5664&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DVA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2023  79/7/18    KINGSBURG,CA        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1030                    N2582D              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  20250 TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DYARS AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGSBURG,CA                TULARE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- SEAT SLIPPED BACK DURING TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2582D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2582D), registered now, S/N 20734, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dyars Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790718017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790718017739A), Jul 18, 1979: Cessna 170, Kingsburg, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot seat slid back on takeoff. Lost control. Veered off runway. Failed to ascertain seat locked before take off.

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.

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