# NTSB SEA75DYE29: Cessna 170B, N8301A, Lynden, WA, January 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1975
- Place: Lynden, WA · LYNDEN, WA
- Location: 48.9480° N, 122.4589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynden, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9480&lon=-122.4589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYE29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0153   75/1/1    LYNDEN,WA           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 304
        TIME - 1500                    N8301A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 287 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NW AERO SPORTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYNDEN,WA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND ON NARROW SOFT RWY & RAN INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8301A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8301A), registered now, S/N 25153, built 1952 (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: Nw Aero Sports

## 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 19750101000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750101000529A), Jan 1, 1975: Cessna 170B, Lynden, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd on narrow soft rwy & ran into ditch.

## Other investigations on N8301A (1)

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 ANC78DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG22), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 170B (N8301A), Soldotna, 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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