# NTSB ANC74DAG78: Cessna 170A, N1708D, Palmer, AK, March 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG78-173573

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2750  73/3/25    PALMER,ALAS         CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 210
        TIME - 1200                    N1708D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              LAKE GEORGE,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           TERRAIN - ICY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                      32
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- X-WIND GUSTING 20K.LDG ON RIVER GRAVEL BAR.T/D IN CRAB,SLID INTO OPEN SPOT IN RIVER.
```

## 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: Palmer

## 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 19730325020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325020269A), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 170A, Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. X-wind gusting 20K.ldg on river gravel bar.t/d in crab,slid into open spot in river.

## 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 ANC71DAG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG69), Feb 20, 1971: Cessna 170A (N1708D), Anchorage, 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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