# NTSB ANC73DAG93: Cessna 170B, N4538C, Glennallen, AK, May 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1532  73/5/19    GLENNALLEN,ALAS     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 356
        TIME - 1515                    N4538C              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 268 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALMER,ALAS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.L WHEEL DRAGGING.25FT OF STRIP REMAINING LIFTD OFF,STALL WARNNG.RTND TO STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4538C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4538C), registered now, S/N 25482, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730519015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519015149A), May 19, 1973: Cessna 170B, Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 20K.l wheel dragging.25FT of strip remaining liftd off,stall warnng. Rtnd to strip.

## Other investigations on N4538C (3)

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 ANC90LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA067), May 6, 1990: Cessna 170B (N4538C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE.
- [NTSB ANC80DAG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG66), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 170B (N4538C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK65D0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65D0040), Apr 20, 1965: Cessna 170B (N4538C), Merced, CA, 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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