Cessna 170-A N9543A
30 July 1977 · Portage Pass, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 July 1977 at about 13:10 local time, a Cessna 170-A registered N9543A was involved in an accident during in flight near Portage Pass, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portage Pass, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170-A
- Registration
- N9543A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak. → Coghill Lake, Ak.
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3270
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
A/C FLOAT EQUIPPED.PHASE UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1977 | Cessna 170 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1977 | Cessna 170 | Florence, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Sep 1977 | Cessna 170A | West Helena, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1977 | Cessna 170B | Bath, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1977 | Cessna 170A | Heber Springs, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1977 | Cessna 170 | Robstown, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |