# NTSB LAX84LA206: Cessna 170B, N4630C, Fullerton, CA, March 5, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1984, 16:00 local (Mar 5, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Location: 33.8857° N, 117.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fullerton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8857&lon=-117.9280&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24191
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA206
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24191/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA206

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4630C-1984-07-13), registration cancelled 1984-07-13, S/N 25574, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25574
- Airframe hours: 3055
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840304005199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005199A), Mar 4, 1984: Cessna 170B, Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Right brake locked on application of brakes on the landing roll. Aircraft ground looped and hit a cement light base

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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