# Accident 19831226068159A: Cessna 170B, Mcgarth, AK, December 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mcgarth, AK
- Airport: Moore Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6094° N, 154.7793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6094&lon=-154.7793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2601D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 110 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84FAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FAG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226068159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED IN DEEP SNOW DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LOOSE PRIMER LINE CAUSED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE.

## 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 ANC84FAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FAG02), Dec 26, 1983: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2601D (4)

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

- [Accident 20190605005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190605005899A), Jun 5, 2019: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Airman was practicing takeoff and landings at a private airstrip approximately 10 miles north of dlg airport. During the approach, the airman states aircraft…
- [Accident 19880215003499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880215003499A), Feb 15, 1988: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control while taxiing for takeoff and struck a tree next to the snow covered taxiway. Ski equipped
- [Incident 19870110004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870110004219I), Jan 10, 1987: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Nenana, AK. Partial power loss and engine missing. Landed on a frozen lake. Fuel line to carburetor restricted with ice.
- [Accident 19780225002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225002389A), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Gusts to 25KTS.

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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