# Accident 19790609011999A: Cessna 170A, Birch Lake, AK, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Birch Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9189A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9189A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (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: 273 total, 100 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609011999A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WING TIP IN WATER AT TOUCH DOWN. FLOAT DUG IN. AIRCRAFT WATERLOOPED.

## 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 ANC79DAA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA15), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 170A (N9189A), Birch Lake, 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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