# Accident 19770730035219A: Cessna 170A, Portage Pass, AK, July 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1977
- Place: Portage Pass, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N9543A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9543A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 621 total, 587 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730035219A

## Narrative

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

A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.PHASE UNK.

## 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 ANC77FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77FA066), Jul 30, 1977: Cessna 170-A (N9543A), Portage Pass, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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