# NTSB WPR26LA239: Cessna 170A, N1607D, El Cajon, CA, June 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 27, 2026, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: El Cajon, CA · Gillespie Field
- Coordinates: 32.825122, -116.97272
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8251&lon=-116.9727&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA239
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203286/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA239

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 170A, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072304), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1607D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1607D), registered now, S/N 20249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20249
- Year built: 1951
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Miko Aviation LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 3, 2026
- Departed: SEE, El Cajon, CA
- Destination: SEE, El Cajon, CA
- Airport: KSEE, Gillespie Field, runway 17, 4,145 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.96 inHg
- Observed at: KSEE
- METAR: METAR KSEE 272047Z 23009KT 10SM SKC 26/14 A2996

## 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 20260627008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260627008189A), Jun 27, 2026: Cessna 170A, El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. On 06/27/2026, C170, [privacy data omitted] landed rwy 17 at ksee in El Cajon and veered off the rwy causing substantial damage to the left wing and door.…

## Other investigations on N1607D (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 LAX03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA146), May 1, 2003: Cessna 170A (N1607D), Twentynine Palm, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation and his failure to maintain aircraft control. The gusty wind condition was a contributing factor.

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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