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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Glacier Park, AK · August 14, 1980

Date
August 14, 1980 · 17:50 local
Place
Glacier Park, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3480D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG95
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
535 total535 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Reported engine losing power. Landed on road, struck parked vehicle. Suspect water in fuel caused power loss.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED ENGINE LOSING POWER. LANDED ON ROAD, STRUCK PARKED VEHICLE. SUSPECT WATER IN FUEL CAUSED POWER LOSS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.