# NTSB ANC77DA082: Cessna 170B, N3532C, Golovin, AK, August 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1977
- Place: Golovin, AK · GOLOVIN, AK
- Location: 64.5603° N, 163.0076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golovin, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5603&lon=-163.0076&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3804  77/8/30    GOLOVIN,AK          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 1126
        TIME - 1045                    N3532C              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLOVIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOLOVIN,AK                  NOME,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- TYPE OF BIRD UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3532C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3532C-2010-06-25), registration cancelled 2010-06-25, S/N 26575, built 1954 (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
- Airport: Golovin

## 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 19770830043169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770830043169A), Aug 30, 1977: Cessna 170B, Golovin, AK, Substantial damage. Type of bird unknown.

## Other investigations on N3532C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI72DEE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE40), Oct 21, 1971: Cessna 170B (N3532C), Moline, IL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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