# Accident 19940924030659A: Cessna 170A, Nikiski, AK, September 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Nikiski, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6903° N, 151.2889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nikiski, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6903&lon=-151.2889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5583C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5583C-1994-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 307 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940924030659A

## Narrative

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

HIGH ON APPROACH SLIPPED TO LOSE ALTITUDE TWICE. GOT TOO LOW. IMPACTED UPSLOPE SHORT OF RUNWAY. FAILED CHECK FLIGHT

## 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 FTW94LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA310), Sep 25, 1994: Cessna 170A (N5583C), Nikiski, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DESCENT RATE. A FACTOR WAS THE CHECK PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## Other reports on N5583C (1)

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

- [Accident 19740518012329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518012329A), May 18, 1974: Cessna 170A (N5583C), North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Acft contacted mrkd pwr lines on apch.

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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