# Accident 19901125053459A: Cessna 170B, Wien Lake, AK, November 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wien Lake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3003° N, 149.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3003&lon=-149.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4030V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4030V-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901125053459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC91FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA014), Nov 25, 1990: Cessna 170 (N4030V), 40 W Of Clear, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULE WHILE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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