# Accident 19930530015569A: Cessna 170, Soldotna, AK, May 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1993, 19:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3199° N, 150.7891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3199&lon=-150.7891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1260D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1260D-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 25 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530015569A

## Narrative

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

ROCKED WINGS TO UNSTICK FLOATS ON WATER TAKEOFF. VEERED TO RIGHT.STRUCK SHORE AND TREES. RIGHT FLOAT DUG IN.

## 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 ANC93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA074), May 31, 1993: Cessna 170 (N1260D), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

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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