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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Kotsebue, AK · September 2, 1993

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Date: September 2, 1993 · 22:30 local
Place: Kotsebue, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2348D
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental O300A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,602 total140 in this make and model320 in the last 90 days

N2348DRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 20500 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Tried depart mountain ridge. Wheel hit depression. Lost control dragged wing. Ground looped. Tore out gear boxes.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED DEPART MOUNTAIN RIDGE. WHEEL HIT DEPRESSION. LOST CONTROL DRAGGED WING. GROUND LOOPED. TORE OUT GEAR BOXES.