# Accident 19841120062679A: Cessna 170B, King Salmon, AK, November 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1984, 14:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7496° N, 156.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7496&lon=-156.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2468D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2468D-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,014 total, 1,014 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841120062679A

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF A GRAVEL SANDBAR. SETTLED, CAUGHT A SKI IN THE WATER AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA024), Nov 20, 1984: Cessna 170B (N2468D), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2468D (1)

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

- [Incident 19801215089199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215089199I), Dec 15, 1980: Cessna 170B (N2468D), Williamsport, PA, Minor damage. Pilot handpropped airplane which started then ran across ramp hitting fuel truck.

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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