# Accident 19771014033089A: Cessna 170B, Bethel, AK, October 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1977
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3574D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3574D-2009-05-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 450 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771014033089A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED. WIND GUSTING TO 32KTS.

## 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 ANC78DAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG09), Oct 14, 1977: Cessna 170B (N3574D), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3574D (1)

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

- [Accident 19820117000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117000999A), Jan 17, 1982: Cessna 170 (N3574D), Tulusak, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered whiteout flying over frozen river. Skis struck river bank in attempted 180 degree turn.

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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