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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Skwentna, AK · September 12, 1987

Date
September 12, 1987 · 20:00 local
Place
Skwentna, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3410D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
360 total360 in this make and model26 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.

The pilot reported he lost directional control of aircraft during takeoff from a soft, gravel strip.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF FROM A SOFT, GRAVEL STRIP.