# NTSB ANC68D0098: Cessna 170, N3478D, Mcgrath, AK, February 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1968
- Place: Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0233  68/2/19    MCGRATH,ALAS        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1500
        TIME - 1100                    N3478D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE FROM NARROW LAKE. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3478D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3478D-1981-06-02), registration cancelled 1981-06-02, S/N 27021 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3478D (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 ANC75DAG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG66), Jan 25, 1975: Cessna 170B (N3478D), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70FAG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70FAG16), May 9, 1970: Cessna 170B (N3478D), Aniak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70D0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0054), Apr 7, 1969: Cessna 170B (N3478D), Aniak, 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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