# Accident 19870920059039A: Cessna 170A, Melozitna River, AK, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Melozitna River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9240A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9240A-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 350 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920059039A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO THE WATER AND NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR.

## 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 ANC87LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA166), Sep 21, 1987: Cessna 170A (N9240A), Melozitna River, AK, 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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