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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Cantwell, AK · August 17, 1996

Date
August 17, 1996 · 20:30 local
Place
Cantwell, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3546C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA127
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,815 total1,639 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with tundra after liftoff from a lake. Failed to allow adequate water distance for takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH TUNDRA AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A LAKE. FAILED TO ALLOW ADEQUATE WATER DISTANCE FOR TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.