# Accident 19800224004279A: Cessna 170B, Montana Creek, AK, February 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1980, 15:20 local time
- Place: Montana Creek, AK
- Airport: Montana Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0826° N, 150.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTANA CREEK (21AK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0826&lon=-150.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43F) (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: 3,924 total, 514 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224004279A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL ON SHORT FINAL. CRASHED OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC80DAG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG32), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 170B (N43F), Montana Creek, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N43F (2)

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

- [Accident 19740609015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609015679A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna 170B (N43F), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Lost control on go arnd after porpoised ldg.
- [Accident 19731201037129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731201037129A), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 170B (N43F), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Wnds vrbl.

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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