Cessna 170B N3540C
15 April 1978 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 15 April 1978, a Cessna 170B registered N3540C was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N3540C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → Homer, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Unknown/Not Reported
- NTSB number
- 3-1554
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED, PILOTS BODY RECOVERED 6/17/78.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1978 | Cessna 170B | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1978 | Cessna 170A | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1978 | Cessna 170A | Billings, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jul 1978 | Cessna 170B | Temecula, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna 170B | Broadus, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1978 | Cessna 170B | Woodbridge, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Unknown/Nr, Unknown/Not Reported | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Argosy Airline | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Nassau, Unknown/Not Reported | Alpha Sierra, I | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1978 | Cessna 150 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Northen AVN LT | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |