# NTSB OAK78FVG14: Cessna 170, N2584V, Sacramento, CA, January 5, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1978
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0069   78/1/5  NR.SACRAMENTO,CA      CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 1525
        TIME - 1530                    N2584V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERCED,CA                   SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2584V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2584V-1996-07-22), registration cancelled 1996-07-22, S/N 18089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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 19780105000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105000209A), Jan 5, 1978: Cessna 170, Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2584V (2)

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 ANC92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA014), Nov 7, 1991: Cessna 170 (N2584V), Whiskey Gulch, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS OPERATING AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE IN WHICH TO EFFECT RECOVERY.
- [NTSB ANC82DA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA086), Sep 10, 1982: Cessna 170 (N2584V), Near Anchorage, AK, 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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