# Accident 19940612014949A: Cessna 170A, Wolf Creek, MT, June 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wolf Creek, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0791° N, 112.1693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0791&lon=-112.1693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1389D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1389D-2014-09-05) (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 170A
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 626 total, 332 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940612014949A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN FROM FARM STRIP. LANDED ON HILLSIDE. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 SEA94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA146), Jun 12, 1994: Cessna 170A (N1389D), Wolf Creek, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN FLIGHT PLANNING. THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N1389D (1)

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

- [Incident 19850623062749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623062749I), Jun 23, 1985: Cessna 170A (N1389D), Belgrade, MT, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped in gusty crosswind. May have had excessive side load on main gear.

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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