# Accident 19780517008559A: Cessna 170B, Fairbanks, AK, May 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1978
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Phillips Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 64.8500° N, 147.7930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Phillips Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8500&lon=-147.7930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2754D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754D-2012-09-21) (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 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517008559A

## Narrative

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

L WING TIP STRUCK GROUND. SPINDLE,P/N 0442010-6,WORN & LOOSE ALLO TAILWHEEL FORK TO WOBBLE.

## 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 ANC78DAA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA17), May 17, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2754D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2754D (1)

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

- [Accident 19870505012279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870505012279A), May 5, 1987: Cessna 170B (N2754D), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Complete engine failure. Forced landing in a wooded area. Prop assembly came off during descent. Wings hit trees.

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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