# NTSB ANC67D0032: Cessna 170B, N8168A, Eagle, AK, August 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1966
- Place: Eagle, AK · EAGLE, AK
- Location: 64.7813° N, 141.1978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7813&lon=-141.1978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67D0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4376  66/8/16    EAGLE,ALAS          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 200
        TIME - 1415                    N8168A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE VILLAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- RNWY 1800 FT LONG SLOPES UPWARD TOWARD 200 FT HIGH BLUFF. ACFT STRUCK BLUFF. FULL FLAP GO-AROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8168A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8168A), registered now, S/N 25020, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Village

## Other investigations on N8168A (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 ANC74DAG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG78-201603), Nov 10, 1973: Cessna 170B (N8168A), Skwentna, 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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