# Accident 19790518011729A: Cessna 170B, Gulkana, AK, May 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1543° N, 145.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULKANA (GKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1543&lon=-145.4553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2683D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2683D) (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: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518011729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN A GUSTY WIND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2683D (1)

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

- [Accident 19751122038119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751122038119A), Nov 22, 1975: Cessna 170B (N2683D), Homer, 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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