# NTSB ANC79DAG12: Cessna 170B, N170BT, Grayling, AK, September 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1978
- Place: Grayling, AK · GRAYLING, AK
- Location: 62.8963° N, 160.1134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayling, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8963&lon=-160.1134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3044  78/9/11  NR.GRAYLING,AK        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 103
        TIME - 2200                    N170BT              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TANANA,AK                   MC GRATH,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- STU PLT STATED LOGBOOK ENDORSED FOR THIS FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N170BT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170BT), registered now, S/N 26162, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, 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 19780911030809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780911030809A), Sep 11, 1978: Cessna 170B, Grayling, AK, Substantial damage. Stu plt stated logbook endorsed for this flt.

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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