# NTSB ANC67D0075: Cessna 170A, N9535A, Palmer, AK, August 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1966
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC67D0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3978  66/8/14    PALMER ALAS         CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1800
        TIME - 0900                    N9535A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON SANDBAR.TAIL WHEEL SPRING BROKE,AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO BRUSH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9535A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9535A-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 19096, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (registry code 41516, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9535A (3)

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 ANC79DAG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG72), Jul 26, 1979: Cessna 170A (N9535A), Palmer, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG28-150803), Sep 1, 1975: Cessna 170A (N9535A), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0076), Sep 10, 1968: Cessna 170A (N9535A), Anchorage, 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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