# NTSB ANC72DAA16: Cessna 170A, N9541A, Noorvik, AK, October 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1971
- Place: Noorvik, AK · NOORVIK, AK
- Location: 66.8280° N, 161.0439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Noorvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8280&lon=-161.0439&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3860   71/10/5   NOORVIK,ALAS        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 115
        TIME - 1920                    N9541A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOORVIK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMBLER,ALAS                 NOORVIK,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9541A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Noorvik

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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