# Accident 19920901034959A: Cessna 170B, Ninilchik, AK, September 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1992, 17:33 local time
- Place: Ninilchik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.0702° N, 151.4194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0702&lon=-151.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1737D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1737D-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 119 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920901034959A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AFTER A LOW SLOW PASS OVER A CAMPSITE TO DROP A ROLL OF NEWPAPERS.

## 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 ANC92LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA153), Sep 2, 1992: Cessna 170B (N1737D), Ninilchik, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT ENTERED A LOW ALTITUDE STALL/MUSH DURING AN AIRDROP MANEUVER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW PASS MANEUVER, AND THE IMPROPER ALTITUDE.

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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