# Accident 19730907031089A: Cessna 170B, St.Michael, AK, September 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1973
- Place: St.Michael, AK
- Airport: St.Michael
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 63.4901° N, 162.1104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MICHAEL (SMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.4901&lon=-162.1104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1855C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1855C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 137 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74DAA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907031089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

T/D IN SOFT AREA,SWERVED OFF RWY.ALASKA GUIDE STATE RWY HAS SOFT SPOTS & SOFT THRESHOLDS,BOTH ENDS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ANC74DAA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAA18), Sep 7, 1973: Cessna 170B (N1855C), St.Michael, AK, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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