# NTSB MIA79DLA45: Cessna 170B, N3115B, Willacoochee, GA, August 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1979
- Place: Willacoochee, GA · WILLACOOCHEE, GA
- Location: 31.3351° N, 83.0440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willacoochee, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3351&lon=-83.0440&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2073  79/8/25  NR.WILLACOOCHEE,GA    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 1020                    N3115B              PX-  0  0  1  SEARCH AND RESCUE         HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WILLACOOCHEE,GA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD,HIT SIGN POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3115B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3115B), registered now, S/N 25357, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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

## 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 19790825023349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825023349A), Aug 25, 1979: Cessna 170B, Willacoochee, GA, Substantial damage. Landed on road during rescue operation. Wing hit road sign.

## Other investigations on N3115B (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 ERA13CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA244), May 13, 2013: Cessna 170B (N3115B), Roxboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of wheel brakes while turning off the runway after landing resulting in a noseover.

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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