19881218054589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · North Pole, AK · December 18, 1988

Date
December 18, 1988 · 12:05 local
Place
North Pole, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3138B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA024
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total13 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Struck trees on short final. Crashed on approach end of runway. Blamed a crosswind caused drift off rwy alignment.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON SHORT FINAL. CRASHED ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. BLAMED A CROSSWIND CAUSED DRIFT OFF RWY ALIGNMENT.

NTSB investigation

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