- Date
- August 2, 1978
- Place
- Sonoma, CA · SONOMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9985ACessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780802027369A
- Case key
- 140092
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2426 78/8/2 SONOMA,CA CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 495 TIME - 1430 N9985A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SONOMA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9985A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sonoma Valley
N9985ARegistration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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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.