# Accident 19910629024959A: Cessna STC170, Lake Louise, AK, June 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1991, 23:15 local time
- Place: Lake Louise, AK
- Airport: Lake Louise Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1005° N, 145.5303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1005&lon=-145.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4659C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4659C) (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 STC170
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 31 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910629024959A

## Narrative

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

HIT HUMP IN RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. BECAME AIRBORNE. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 ANC91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA083), Jun 30, 1991: Cessna 170B (N4659C), Lake Louise, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH CONDITION OF THE AIRSTRIP.

## Other reports on N4659C (2)

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

- [Accident 20010603039809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603039809A), Jun 3, 2001: Cessna 170B (N4659C), Sandy River, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 03, 2001, Mr. Glass was landing at the Sandy River strip approximately 25 miles northeast of port moller, Alaska. After determining a strong…
- [Accident 19900316008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316008549A), Mar 16, 1990: Cessna 170B (N4659C), Sulatna Cross, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart from strip with loose snow,in poor light. A ski hit soft snow, slowed and took off. Hit a tree.

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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