# NTSB ANC74DAH03: Cessna 170, N2981D, Farewell, AK, May 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1974
- Place: Farewell, AK · FAREWELL, AK
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAH03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAH03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0942   74/5/1  NR.FAREWELL,ALAS      CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N2981D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 1228 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            724 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,ALAS               FAREWELL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- LANDED ON FROZEN RIVER. GR BROKE THRU ICE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2981D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2981D), registered now, S/N 26924 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, 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 19740501010279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740501010279A), May 1, 1974: Cessna 170B, Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on frozen river. Gr broke thru ice.

## Other investigations on N2981D (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 ANC05CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA069), Apr 27, 2005: Cessna 170 (N2981D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a sign while taxiing from landing, which resulted in an on ground collision with the sign.
- [NTSB LAX67D0427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0427), May 7, 1967: Cessna 170B (N2981D), Adelanto, 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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