# Accident 19911107049939A: Cessna 170, Whiskey Gulch, AK, November 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Whiskey Gulch, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.6396° N, 159.5295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.6396&lon=-159.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2584V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2584V-1996-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,820 total, 181 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911107049939A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED APPARENT WINDSHEAR CAUSED UNRECOVERABLE SINK RATE TURNING TO LAND ON ROAD PARALELL TO BEACH.IMPACTED BEACH

## 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 ANC92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA014), Nov 7, 1991: Cessna 170 (N2584V), Whiskey Gulch, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS OPERATING AT AN ALTITUDE INADEQUATE IN WHICH TO EFFECT RECOVERY.

## Other reports on N2584V (2)

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

- [Accident 19820909048599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909048599A), Sep 9, 1982: Cessna 170 (N2584V), Alexander Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff from soft sandbar with a dogleg. Failed to make turn. Ran into river and flipped over.
- [Accident 19780105000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105000209A), Jan 5, 1978: Cessna 170 (N2584V), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage

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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