# NTSB OAK78FVM21: Cessna 170B, N2576C, Palo Alto, CA, April 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Palo Alto, CA · PALO ALTO, CA
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78FVM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0644  78/4/29    PALO ALTO,CA        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 417
        TIME - 1100                    N2576C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 214 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALO ALTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH TAHOE,CA              PALO ALTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE ASSY DISPLACED FROM NORMAL POSITION & OUTBOARD BRAKE LINING MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2576C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2576C), registered now, S/N 26220, built 1954 (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: Palo Alto

## 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 19780429008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429008109A), Apr 29, 1978: Cessna 170B, Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Left brake assy displaced from normal position & outboard brake lg missing.

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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