# Accident 19950615017869A: Cessna 170B, Gulkana, AK, June 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1995, 12:15 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1007° N, 145.5300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1007&lon=-145.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4512C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512C-2022-09-03) (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 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 778 total, 687 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615017869A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING OVER CONTROLLED DRAGGED A WING AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC95LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA076), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N4512C (2)

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

- [Incident 20060427015429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060427015429I), Apr 27, 2006: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Airman reports to FSDO that he "muscled" the aircraft to the ground in a strong crosswind (greater than 15 knots) rather than going around and as a…
- [Incident 19900226008929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226008929I), Feb 26, 1990: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Fairbanks, AK. Smoke from instrument panel on climb. Landed. Found power lead from bus to thermofuse burned.

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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