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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Missing Aircraft · October 22, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 22, 1981
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N4640CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report June 26, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811022071669A
Case key
122749

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3672  81/10/22   MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4640C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                MCGRATH,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.LOW CIG & ICG CONDS ALONG PLANNED ROUTE OF FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4640C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.