# Accident 19910704026229A: Cessna 170B, Prospect Creek, AK, July 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Prospect Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8097° N, 147.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8097&lon=-147.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3158A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3158A-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A350C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,155 total, 1,519 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910704026229A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED RAIN,FOG AND CLOUDS. SAW HOLE DURING 180. DESCENDED INTO TREES ON RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC91LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA089), Jul 4, 1991: Cessna 170B (N3158A), Prospect Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) BY THE PILOT, AND HIS DELAY IN REVERSING COURSE (REMEDIAL ACTION). THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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