# Accident 19880215003499A: Cessna 170B, Healy, AK, February 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Healy, AK
- Airport: Healy River Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6808° N, 150.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6808&lon=-150.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2601D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2601D) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 415 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880215003499A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A TREE NEXT TO THE SNOW COVERED TAXIWAY. SKI EQUIPPED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA031), Feb 15, 1988: Cessna 170 (N2601D), Healy, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2601D (4)

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

- [Accident 20190605005899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190605005899A), Jun 5, 2019: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Airman was practicing takeoff and landings at a private airstrip approximately 10 miles north of dlg airport. During the approach, the airman states aircraft…
- [Incident 19870110004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870110004219I), Jan 10, 1987: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Nenana, AK. Partial power loss and engine missing. Landed on a frozen lake. Fuel line to carburetor restricted with ice.
- [Accident 19831226068159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226068159A), Dec 26, 1983: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Mcgarth, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft overturned in deep snow during precautionary landing. Loose primer line caused rough running engine.
- [Accident 19780225002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225002389A), Feb 25, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2601D), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Gusts to 25KTS.

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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