# NTSB LAX81DUJ86: Cessna 170B, N1677D, Prescott, AZ, July 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1981
- Place: Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2277   81/7/3    PRESCOTT,AZ         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 218
        TIME - 0830                    N1677D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ERNEST A LOVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA                PRESCOTT,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1677D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677D-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N 20319, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ernest A Love

## 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 19810703057849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703057849A), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 170, Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control and ground looped aircraft during landing.

## Other investigations on N1677D (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 WPR11LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA457), Sep 17, 2011: Cessna 170 (N1677D), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the landing approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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