# Accident 19950804021999A: Cessna 170, Coldfoot, AK, August 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8106° N, 147.7201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8106&lon=-147.7201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2566V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2566V-1997-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950804021999A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED IFR IN PASS AND USE ANOTHER. IGNORED ADVISE FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN. INDICATES CONTINUED VFR INTO IFR.

## 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 ANC95FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA129), Aug 5, 1995: Cessna 170 (N2566V), Coldfoot, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DISTANCE AND/OR ALTITUDE FROM TERRAIN. RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND DOWNDRAFTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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