- Date
- November 23, 1977
- Place
- Willits, CA · WILLITS, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1805CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771123037159A
- Case key
- 144703
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3662 77/11/23 WILLITS,CA CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 366 TIME - 1715 N1805C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLITS,CA FRESNO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- PILOT GRND LOOPED ACFT ON ABORTED TAKEOFF TO PREVENT GOING OVER CLIFF AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1805C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ells Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1805C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC92LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOld Minto, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain. A factor relating to the accident was the ditch in the landing area.NTSB ANC79DAA25Accident · No injuriesClosedKobuk, AKNTSB OAK67D0028Accident · No injuriesClosedStockton, CA