# NTSB ANC78DAG34: Cessna 170A, N1793D, Sparrevohn, AK, March 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1978
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK · SPARREVOHN, AK
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3759  78/3/24  NR.SPARREVOHN,AK      CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 964
        TIME - 1430                    N1793D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         SPARREVOHN,AK               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         SPARREVOHN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- PLT HAD 5HRS IN SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1793D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1793D), registered now, S/N 20235, 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

## 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 19780324003829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780324003829A), Mar 24, 1978: Cessna 170A, Sparrevohn, AK, Substantial damage. Plt had 5HRS in ski equipped acft.

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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