# Accident 19960430008989A: Cessna 170B, Togiak, AK, April 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1996, 12:50 local time
- Place: Togiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2101° N, 160.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2101&lon=-160.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2760D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2760D-2016-03-16) (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: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,319 total, 750 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960430008989A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN WHEEL BROKE LANDING ON GRAVEL BEACH. NOSED OVER. FATIGUE CRACKS RUST AND CORROISON ON STRUT AT BREAK.

## 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 ANC96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA062), Apr 30, 1996: Cessna 170B (N2760D), Togiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the right main landing gear strut.

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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