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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Ackerman Lake, AK · September 16, 1981

Date
September 16, 1981 · 14:15 local
Place
Ackerman Lake, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8259A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAA32
Reported as
Cessna 170B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total420 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to neutralize nose up trim prior to water takeoff. Airplane entered climbing turn and stalled. Hit water.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO NEUTRALIZE NOSE UP TRIM PRIOR TO WATER TAKEOFF. AIRPLANE ENTERED CLIMBING TURN AND STALLED. HIT WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.