- Date
- August 24, 1984, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Poplar, MT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7681Cessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840824043579A
- Case key
- 16467
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated, 'river current 12-15 mph, landing area 100 yards wide, curving to right, wind gusting to 20 knots from right rear quarter. Approach was fast, and upon landing, aircraft remained on step, unresponsive to aileron and rudder for turning. Quartering tailwind pushed aircraft into outer bank of river with engine idling, aircraft still taxiing on step at perhaps 30 mph. Decision not to apply power and get back off water because of strong tailwind and limited space to resume flying speed. Aircraft flipped over its nose and onto its back, resting on river bank.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7681
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26524
- Airframe hours
- 3,822
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Island Harbor Design, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 1984
- Departed
- 79S · Fort Benton, MT
- Airport
- 42S · Poplar
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 429 total · 155 in this make and model · 362 as pilot in command · 139 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GGW, 87 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7681 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.