# Accident 19810611057739A: Cessna 170B, Birchwood, AK, June 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1981, 14:20 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2761D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2761D-2013-07-30) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 29 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611057739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.

## 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 ANC81DAG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG42), Jun 11, 1981: Cessna 170B (N2761D), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2761D (2)

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

- [Accident 19960102000129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960102000129A), Jan 2, 1996: Cessna 170B (N2761D), Baker, OR, Substantial damage. Due to weather made landing on highway,jamed brake to avoid truck on landing,flipped. Wing and landing gear damaged.
- [Incident 19780228000389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780228000389I), Feb 28, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2761D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Student pilot experienced wake turbulence on touchdown. Lost control and ground-looped.

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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