# NTSB ANC78DAG22: Cessna 170B, N8301A, Soldotna, AK, January 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1978
- Place: Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Location: 60.4853° N, 151.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soldotna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4853&lon=-151.0690&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3762  78/1/30    SOLDOTNA,AK         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 50,
        TIME - 0600                    N8301A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  71 TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLDOTNA,AK                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PILOTS MEDICAL AND STUDENT CERTIFICATE EXPIRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8301A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8301A), registered now, S/N 25153, 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 C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, 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 19780130000789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780130000789A), Jan 30, 1978: Cessna 170A, Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilots medical and student certificate expired.

## Other investigations on N8301A (1)

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 SEA75DYE29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYE29), Jan 1, 1975: Cessna 170B (N8301A), Lynden, WA, 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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