# NTSB ANC73DAG44: Cessna 170B, N3585D, Tuxedni Bay, AK, September 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1972
- Place: Tuxedni Bay, AK · TUXEDNI BAY, AK
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2641  72/9/22    TUXEDNI BAY,ALAS    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 112
        TIME - 1500                    N3585D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUXEDNI BAY,ALAS           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
        REMARKS- BRUSH LODGED BETWEEN RT ELEV AND STABILIZER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3585D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3585D-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 27128, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  River Bar

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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