# Accident 19840824043579A: Cessna 170B, Poplar, MT, August 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1984, 13:00 local time
- Place: Poplar, MT
- Airport: Poplar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3004° N, 105.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3004&lon=-105.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7681-2013-02-26) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 155 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824043579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE DOWNWIND LANDING ON RIVER WITH CURRENT. AIRCRAFT HIT RIVER BANK AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 DEN84LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA265), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 170B (N7681), Poplar, MT, substantial damage

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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