# Accident 19780130000789A: Cessna 170A, Soldotna, AK, January 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1978
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8301A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8301A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (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: 71 total, 58 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780130000789A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS MEDICAL AND STUDENT CERTIFICATE EXPIRED.

## 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 ANC78DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG22), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 170B (N8301A), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8301A (2)

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

- [Incident 20000713034159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713034159I), Jul 13, 2000: Cessna 170B (N8301A), Caldwell, ID, Minor damage. (-23)While on a supervised solo flight, the student pilot lost directional control on landing rollout, resulting in a groundloop.
- [Accident 19750101000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750101000529A), Jan 1, 1975: Cessna 170B (N8301A), Lynden, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd on narrow soft rwy & ran into ditch.

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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