# NTSB ANC71DAG69: Cessna 170A, N1708D, Anchorage, AK, February 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1971
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160620
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0904  71/2/20    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 0829                    N1708D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYANT AAF,ALAS             ANCHORAGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LEVELED-OFF TOO HIGH,ADDED PWR FOR GO-AROUND,CONT SINKING,CUT PWR AFTR L GR HIT RWY.2IN ICE,SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1708D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1708D-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 20151, 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
- Airport: Merrill Field

## Other investigations on N1708D (2)

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/ANC74DAG78-173573), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 170A (N1708D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0092), Jul 21, 1968: Cessna 170 (N1708D), West Palm Bch, FL, 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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