# NTSB ANC79DAH10: Cessna 170, N4206V, Ninilchik, AK, July 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1979
- Place: Ninilchik, AK · NINILCHIK, AK
- Location: 60.0514° N, 151.6689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ninilchik, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0514&lon=-151.6689&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 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAH10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAH10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2363  79/7/17    NINILCHIK,AK        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N4206V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NINILCHIK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOMER,AK                    LOCAL                        NINILCHIK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WING TIP COLLIDED W BUSH NEAR RWY.WND GUSTING 12 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4206V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ninilchik

## 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 19790717021939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717021939A), Jul 17, 1979: Cessna 170, Ninilchik, AK, Substantial damage. Student pilot bounced acft on landing. Wing caught brush on edge of runway. Acft 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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