# NTSB ANC79DAG38: Cessna 170, N4264V, Birchwood, AK, March 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1979
- Place: Birchwood, AK · BIRCHWOOD, AK
- Location: 61.4053° N, 149.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birchwood, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4053&lon=-149.4689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2359  79/3/25    BIRCHWOOD,AK        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 2690
        TIME - 1300                    N4264V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SIX MILE LAKE,AK            WASILLA,AK                   BIRCHWOOD,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4264V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4264V), registered now, S/N 18620, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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: Birchwood

## 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 19790325005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005249A), Mar 25, 1979: Cessna 170, Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to veer off runway on landing roll. Struck snowbank, flipped over.

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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