# NTSB ANC79DAG65: Cessna 170B, N3561C, Glennallen, AK, July 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1979
- Place: Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2343   79/7/4    GLENNALLEN,AK       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 2105                    N3561C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GULKANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GULKANA,AK                  NORTHWAY,AK.                 GLENNALLEN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           9                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PILOT REPORTED WIND GUSTING TO 12 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3561C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3561C), registered now, S/N 26605, 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
- Airport: Gulkana

## 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 19790704014849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790704014849A), Jul 4, 1979: Cessna 170B, Glenallen, AK, Substantial damage. During lndg roll, a gust of wind picked up one wing. Acft veered off side of runway and nosed 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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