60.4853° N, 151.0690° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 29, 1978 · 15:17 local
Place
Soldotna, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3224E
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,050 total525 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Loud noise with engine vibration and bulge in engine cowl. Pilot landed on highway.
As the FAA filed it
LOUD NOISE WITH ENGINE VIBRATION AND BULGE IN ENGINE COWL. PILOT LANDED ON HIGHWAY.