# NTSB OAK78DVD11: Cessna 170B, N1805C, Willits, CA, November 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1977
- Place: Willits, CA · WILLITS, CA
- Location: 39.4050° N, 123.3489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willits, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4050&lon=-123.3489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3662  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1805C), registered now, S/N 25949, built 1953 (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
- Airport: Ells Field

## 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 19771123037159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771123037159A), Nov 23, 1977: Cessna 170B, Willits, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot grnd looped acft on aborted takeoff to prevent going over cliff at end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N1805C (3)

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 ANC92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA074), May 14, 1992: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Old Minto, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DITCH IN THE LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB ANC79DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA25), Jul 13, 1979: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Kobuk, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0028), Jul 12, 1966: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Stockton, CA, substantial damage

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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