# NTSB ANC69D0010: Cessna 170A, N9956A, Anchorage, AK, July 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1968
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69D0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2521  68/7/28    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 124
        TIME - 1145                    N9956A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT TIRE SOFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9956A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9956A-1972-11-15), registration cancelled 1972-11-15, S/N 19316 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrill

## Other investigations on N9956A (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC71DAG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG86), May 16, 1971: Cessna 170A (N9956A), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66D0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0083), Jan 23, 1966: Cessna 170A (N9956A), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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