# Incident 19831113070959I: Cessna 170B, Talkeetna, AK, November 13, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3239° N, 150.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talkeetna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3239&lon=-150.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7608B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7608B-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,140 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070959I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT GEAR HIT A HOLE IN THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. LEFT GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF. GEAR BOX PULLED OUT.

## Other reports on N7608B (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020512012869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012869A), May 12, 2002: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he was taking off when he got a tail wind that pushed him off the runway. Weather sequence for lake Hood strip showed calm winds. There were…
- [Incident 19790818031949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818031949I), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost control, ground looped, struck VASI.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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