# NTSB LAX81FA094: Cessna 170A, N1305D, Homeland, CA, May 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1981
- Place: Homeland, CA · HOMELAND, CA
- Location: 33.7459° N, 117.1132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homeland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7459&lon=-117.1132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA094

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1364  81/5/30    HOMELAND,CA         CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 73, 2000
        TIME - 2335                    N1305D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CA                FULLERTON,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       61
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SKY PARTIALLY OBSCD W HAZE & FOG,1600 SCATTERED.RIDGE LINE OBSCD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1305D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1305D-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 19881, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810530031349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530031349A), May 30, 1981: Cessna 170A, Homeland, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed at night for unknown reasons. Aircraft was off course according to proposed destination.

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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