# NTSB ANC79DAA27: Cessna 170B, N3279A, Kotzebue, AK, July 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1979
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2156  79/7/28  NR.KOTZEBUE,AK        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 0815                    N3279A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 71 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEACH AREA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOTZEBUE,AK                 ARTIC CIRCLE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LDG AREA WAS AN ABANDONED BEACH STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3279A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3279A-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 25923, built 1953 (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
- Airport: Beach Area

## 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 19790728022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728022319A), Jul 28, 1979: Cessna 170B, Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot attempted off airport landing. Started a go around after a bad landing. Hit fence. Carb heat on.

## Other investigations on N3279A (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 DEN84LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA171), Jun 8, 1984: Cessna 170B (N3279A), Belen, NM, 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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