# NTSB LAX79FUQ32: Cessna 170B, N2829C, Glendale, CA, June 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1979
- Place: Glendale, CA · GLENDALE, CA
- Location: 34.1814° N, 118.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1814&lon=-118.2458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2011   79/6/1    GLENDALE,CA         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1206
        TIME - 1120                    N2829C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD-BURBANK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               BANDON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FORCED LNDG ON FREEWAY.INTENTIONALLY TURNED ACFT OFF ROADWAY TO AVOID COLLISION W CARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2829C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2829C-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 26372, built 1954 (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: Hollywood-Burbank

## 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 19790601019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601019609A), Jun 1, 1979: Cessna 170B, Burbanke, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Made landing on freeway. Turned into trees to miss cars. Found disconnected throttle control.

## Other investigations on N2829C (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 OAK77DVD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD51), Sep 6, 1977: Cessna 170 (N2829C), Ukiah, CA, substantial damage

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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