# Accident 19740909031389A: Cessna 170B, Bettles, AK, September 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1974
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 66.9073° N, 151.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bettles, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9073&lon=-151.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4336B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4336B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 65 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909031389A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH BOULDER.CARB LOOSE ON ENGINE.AIR LEAK IN INDUCTION SYSTEM.ANNUAL INSP OVERDUE.

## 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 ANC75DAA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAA16), Sep 9, 1974: Cessna 170B (N4336B), Bettles, 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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