# NTSB LAX79FUG03: Cessna 170B, N8063A, Eagle Mountain, CA, October 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Eagle Mountain, CA · EAGLE MOUNTAIN, CA
- Location: 33.8575° N, 115.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Mountain, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8575&lon=-115.4872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2923  78/10/29   EAGLE MOUNTAIN,CA   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 883
        TIME - 1130                    N8063A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE MT.STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLYTHE,CA                   EAGLE MOUNTAIN,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      100
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD LONG,RAN INTO ROCKY TERRAIN.FIRST THIRD OF RWY HAD SMALL RUTS & DITCHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8063A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8063A), registered now, S/N 20915, 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: Eagle Mt.Strip

## 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 19781029032139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029032139A), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna 170A, Eagle Mountain, CA, Substantial damage. Acft lndd long,ran into rocky terrain. First third of rwy had smalts & ditches.

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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