# Accident 19780911030809A: Cessna 170B, Grayling, AK, September 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1978
- Place: Grayling, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 62.8963° N, 160.1134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8963&lon=-160.1134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170BT) (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: 103 total, 45 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911030809A

## Narrative

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

STU PLT STATED LOGBOOK ENDORSED FOR THIS FLT.

## 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 ANC79DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG12), Sep 11, 1978: Cessna 170B (N170BT), Grayling, AK, substantial damage

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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