# Accident 19910915039989A: Cessna 170B, Curtis, WA, September 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Curtis, WA
- Airport: Curtis Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4710° N, 123.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4710&lon=-123.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4693C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4693C-2012-11-27) (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 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,510 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915039989A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO PERFORM A LOW ALTITUDE SPLIT S OVER AIRPORT. IMPACTED GROUND AFTER ROLLING LEVEL. TESTED ALCOHOL POSITIVE.

## 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 SEA91LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA237), Sep 16, 1991: Cessna 170B (N4693C), Curtis, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A MISJUDGED MANEUVER DUE TO PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT BY ALCOHOL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS OVERCONFIDENCE IN PERSONAL ABILITY.

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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