# NTSB OAK69D0154: Cessna 170B, N8036A, Pinole, CA, September 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1968
- Place: Pinole, CA · PINOLE, CA
- Location: 38.0086° N, 122.3133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinole, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0086&lon=-122.3133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK69D0154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0154

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3275  68/9/29    PINOLE,CALIF        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 1000
        TIME - 1650                    N8036A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK LOG AND PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8036A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8036A-1974-09-03), registration cancelled 1974-09-03, S/N 20888, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8036A (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 OAK75DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA11), Aug 3, 1974: Cessna 170B (N8036A), Groveland, CA, destroyed

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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