# Accident 19881218054589A: Cessna 170B, North Pole, AK, December 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1988, 12:05 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7698° N, 147.3293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7698&lon=-147.3293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3138B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3138B-1992-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881218054589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON SHORT FINAL. CRASHED ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. BLAMED A CROSSWIND CAUSED DRIFT OFF RWY ALIGNMENT.

## 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 ANC89LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA024), Dec 18, 1988: Cessna 170B (N3138B), North Pole, 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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