# Accident 19920514015169A: Cessna 170B, Old Minto, AK, May 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Old Minto, AK
- Airport: Tanana River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8095° N, 147.7190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8095&lon=-147.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1805C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1805C) (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: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 32 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514015169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DITCH AND NOSED OVER LANDING ON A SAND 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 ANC92LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA074), May 14, 1992: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Old Minto, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DITCH IN THE LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N1805C (2)

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

- [Accident 19790713015519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713015519A), Jul 13, 1979: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Kobuk, AK, Substantial damage. Made takeoff from short sandbar. Lifted off prematurely, settled into river. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19771123037159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771123037159A), Nov 23, 1977: Cessna 170B (N1805C), Willits, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot grnd looped acft on aborted takeoff to prevent going over cliff at end of rwy.

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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