# Accident 19870318006459A: Cessna 170B, Dillingham, AK, March 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1987, 15:20 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Shannons Pond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0590° N, 158.5772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHANNONS POND (AA15), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0590&lon=-158.5772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3439D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3439D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870318006459A

## Narrative

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

DRUNK PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF ON A FROZEN LAKE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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