# NTSB ANC66D0095: Cessna 170B, N3458C, Denali, AK, March 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1966
- Place: Denali, AK · DENALI, AK
- Location: 63.1786° N, 147.4661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denali, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1786&lon=-147.4661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC66D0095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0095

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0649  66/3/24    DENALI ALAS         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1000
        TIME - 1600                    N3458C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT OPERATION ON SNOW COVERED CE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3458C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3458C), registered now, S/N 26501 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3458C (2)

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 ANC76AAA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AAA50), Aug 15, 1976: Cessna 170B (N3458C), Aichillik Rvr, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAA25), Mar 10, 1971: Cessna 170B (N3458C), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

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.

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