# Incident 19790818031949I: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, August 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7608B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7608B-2017-04-13) (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: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818031949I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL, GROUND LOOPED, STRUCK VASI.

## Other reports on N7608B (2)

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

- [Accident 20020512012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012869A), May 12, 2002: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was taking off when he got a tail wind that pushed him off the runway. Weather sequence for lake Hood strip showed calm winds. There were…
- [Incident 19831113070959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070959I), Nov 13, 1983: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Left gear hit a hole in the snow covered runway on takeoff. Left gear was sheared off. Gear box pulled out.

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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