# NTSB ANC78DA031: Cessna 170B, N3540C, Missing Aircraft, April 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1978
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA031

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1554  78/4/15    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3540C              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                HOMER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED,PILOTS BODY RECOVERED 6/17/78.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3540C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3540C-1981-06-02), registration cancelled 1981-06-02, S/N 26583 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19780415030049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415030049A), Apr 15, 1978: Cessna 170B, Missing Aircraf, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft dmg and injury index presumed,pilots body recovered 6/17/78.

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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