# Accident 19930403007829A: Cessna 170, Anchorage, AK, April 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2204° N, 149.8501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2204&lon=-149.8501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4190V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403007829A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SLUSH AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WITH SKI EQUIPPED MAINS AND TAIL WHEEL. DRAG PREVENTED FLYING SPEED.

## 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 ANC93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA051), Apr 3, 1993: Cessna 170 (N4190V), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S PREMATURE LIFT-OFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPEREINCE IN THE TYPE AIRPLANE AND TYPE OPERATION, AND THE SLUSH…

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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