# Accident 19801011057619A: Cessna 170B, Ft Yukon, AK, October 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ft Yukon, AK
- Airport: Ft Yukon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACSA
- Location: 66.5724° N, 145.2463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT YUKON (FYU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.5724&lon=-145.2463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3486C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3486C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,182 total, 1,103 in this make and model, 361 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801011057619A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED GRAVEL BAR LANDING STRIP TO CHECK SNOW COVER. DELAYED GO AROUND. HAD TO LAND IN WILLOWS TO AVOID TREES.

## 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 ANC81DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA003), Oct 11, 1980: Cessna 170B (N3486C), Fort Yukon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3486C (3)

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

- [Incident 20091220025779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091220025779I), Dec 20, 2009: Cessna 170B (N3486C), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. At approximately 65 NM north of Fairbanks, Alaska, the pilot of N3486C noticed some smoke in the cockpit then turned back toward Fairbanks. A vibration started…
- [Accident 19970316006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316006439A), Mar 16, 1997: Cessna 170B (N3486C), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll on remote strip. Hit trees and brush. Damaged wing spar. Fuselage wrinkled
- [Incident 19800107013669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800107013669I), Jan 7, 1980: Cessna 170B (N3486C), Ft Yukon, AK. Engine rough. Broken exhaust rocker arm, bent push rod. Engine 1950 hours.

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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