# Accident 19960729022759A: Cessna 170B, Northway, AK, July 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1996, 19:12 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Northway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.0001° N, 141.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0001&lon=-141.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4464B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4464B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960729022759A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED LANDING. DAMAGED WING SPAR. INDICATES INADEQUATE CHECK OUT IN A TAIL DRAGGER TYPE.

## 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 ANC96LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA108), Jul 30, 1996: Cessna 170B (N4464B), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N4464B (1)

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

- [Accident 20230402004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230402004949A), Apr 2, 2023: Cessna 170 (N4464B), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. During instructional flight for new type of aircraft for registered owner, after approx 40 minutes of pattern work and touch & go's on runway 4 at paws, winds…

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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