Cessna 170A N9117A
20 March 1979 · Morgan Hill, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 March 1979, a Cessna 170A registered N9117A was involved in an accident during in flight near Morgan Hill, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgan Hill, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N9117A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santa Maria, Ca → Palo Alto, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0575
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE 4/25/81.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1979 | Cessna 170B | Glendale, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Cessna 170 | Johnson City, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1979 | Cessna 170A | Raymond, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1979 | Cessna 170 | Douglas, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1979 | Cessna 170B | Kingsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Cessna 170B | Big Bear City, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |