# NTSB CAN71AC905: Cessna 170B, N3426C, Nestor Falls, Canada, July 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1970
- Place: Nestor Falls, Canada · NESTOR FALLS, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN71AC905
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN71AC905

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0075  70/7/31    NESTOR FALLS,CAN    CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 100
        TIME - 1653                    N3426C              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NESTOR FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAUDETTE,CAN                NESTOR FALLS,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND RPRTD BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3426C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3426C-2011-06-10), registration cancelled 2011-06-10, S/N 26469, 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 C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nestor Falls

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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