# Accident 19831121073879A: Cessna 170B, Kalispell, MT, November 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3474C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3474C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831121073879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING. WITNESS STATED THERE WAS FROST ON WINGS RIGHT AFTER ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3474C (1)

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

- [Accident 20240916014799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240916014799A), Sep 16, 2024: Cessna 170 (N3474C), Mckinley Villag, AK, Substantial damage. On September 16, 2024, a flight departed from a 1,000 ft airstrip along the yanert river (63.63657, -148.25632) near Mckinley village, AK (pain) at or around…

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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