# Accident 19960506012869A: Cessna 170B, Palmer, AK, May 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6197° N, 148.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6197&lon=-148.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3193B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3193B-1997-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960506012869A

## Narrative

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

FULL LOAD. SETTLED. TRIED REMAIN AIRBORNE USING FULL FLAPS. CRASHED IN DRIVEWAY. NO ENDORSEMENTS OF TAILWHEEL PLANE

## 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 ANC96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA070), May 6, 1996: Cessna 170B (N3193B), Palmer, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

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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