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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Wien Lake, AK · November 25, 1990

Date
November 25, 1990 · 13:30 local
Place
Wien Lake, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4030V
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91FA014
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C1452
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
235 total

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.

Took off in heavy snow showers with white out conditions. Lost control and crashed on frozen lake.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ON FROZEN LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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