# NTSB ANC70D0021: Cessna 170A, N1385D, Tanacross, AK, June 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1969
- Place: Tanacross, AK · TANACROSS, AK
- Location: 63.3853° N, 143.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tanacross, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3853&lon=-143.3464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70D0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2902  69/6/12    TANACROSS,ALAS      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 294
        TIME - 0200                    N1385D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              ALDER CREEK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FOREIGN MATERIAL FOUND IN FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.  MATERIAL NOT IDENTIFIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1385D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385D-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 19961, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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

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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