LAX84LA206

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Fullerton, CA · March 5, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
March 4, 1984, 16:00 local (Mar 5, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
Place
Fullerton, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4630CCessna 170B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840304005199A
Case key
24191

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedPilot in commandCause
Main gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear,main gear attachment - overload
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Object - runway light

Analysis

The acft ran off the rwy during landing. The plt said the'right brake was not functioning properly.' The acft collided with a rwy light and collapsed the right main gear.

Aircraft

Registration
N4630C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
25574
Airframe hours
3,055
Engine
Lycoming O-360, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Cecil C. Rush
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · June 1, 1983
Departed
PO6 · Bullhead City, AZ
Destination
FUL · Fullerton, CA

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
60
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
2,214 total · 758 in this make and model · 1,937 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
210° at 6 knots
Visibility
4 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
64 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.