# Accident 19930808027969A: Cessna 170, Northway, AK, August 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1993, 13:15 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9995° N, 141.6909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9995&lon=-141.6909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3271A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3271A) (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 170
- Reported engine: CONT O300B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 184 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808027969A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. STRUCK TREES. CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED.

## 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 ANC93LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA139), Aug 8, 1993: Cessna 170 (N3271A), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATING FOR THE VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

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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