# NTSB ANC79DAG70: Cessna 170A, N5724C, Bethel, AK, July 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1979
- Place: Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Location: 60.7922° N, 161.7558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7922&lon=-161.7558&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 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2350  79/7/27    BETHEL,AK           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 2024                    N5724C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHEL,AK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5724C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5724C), registered now, S/N 19827 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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: Bethel

## 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 19790727020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727020419A), Jul 27, 1979: Cessna 170A, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of acft landing in crosswind. Stopped off rwy, inverted.

## Other investigations on N5724C (2)

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 ANC74DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG98), Apr 12, 1974: Cessna 170A (N5724C), Mt.Village, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN68D0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0020), Jun 17, 1967: Cessna 170 (N5724C), Mountainair, 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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