# Incident 19890626041739I: Cessna 170, Delta Junction, AK, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 22:25 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0567° N, 145.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta Junction, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0567&lon=-145.6924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4217V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4217V-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626041739I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE LANDING INTO SUN ON HIGHWAY. LEFT  WING HIT LINES NOT MARKED.

## Other reports on N4217V (2)

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

- [Accident 20070504006929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070504006929A), May 4, 2007: Cessna 170 (N4217V), Wasilla, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed wolf lake airport runway 24, engine quit shortly after take-off. Pilot attempted to turn back to airport. Aircraft crashed into trees…
- [Accident 19970419006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419006209A), Apr 19, 1997: Cessna 170 (N4217V), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control landing. Began ground loop gear leg broke. Wing hit ground. No pilot certificate or medical.

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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