# NTSB ANC78DAG96: Cessna 170A, N1716D, Talkeetna, AK, August 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1978
- Place: Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DAG96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG96

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3702  78/8/11  NR.TALKEETNA,AK       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1581
        TIME - 2115                    N1716D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1558 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         TALKEETNA,AK                 RETURN                       ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PIC ATTEMPTED AIR DROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1716D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1716D-1978-09-07), registration cancelled 1978-09-07, S/N 20159 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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 19780811028059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811028059A), Aug 11, 1978: Cessna 170A, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. PIC attempted air drop.

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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