# Accident 19770916039429A: Cessna 170A, Seward, AK, September 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1977
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 60.1232° N, 149.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seward, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1232&lon=-149.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1364D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1364D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DAH35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770916039429A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED STRONG DOWNDRAFTS IN PASS.

## 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 ANC77DAH35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAH35), Sep 16, 1977: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Seward, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1364D (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970308002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970308002609A), Mar 8, 1997: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. Taxiing fast for takeoff from frozen lake. Hit a snow berm. Right ski crested berm then hit another. Was torn off.
- [Accident 19950329006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329006009A), Mar 29, 1995: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Added power to ease touchdown. Then elected go around lost control veered into snowbank.
- [Incident 19810807064639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807064639I), Aug 7, 1981: Cessna 170B (N1364D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Touch go landing. Aircraft veered left student used full right brake. Ground looped off runway.

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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