# Accident 19970308002609A: Cessna 170A, Willow, AK, March 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8903° N, 149.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8903&lon=-149.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1364D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1364D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 289 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970308002609A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING FAST FOR TAKEOFF FROM FROZEN LAKE. HIT A SNOW BERM. RIGHT SKI CRESTED BERM THEN HIT ANOTHER. WAS TORN OFF.

## 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 ANC97LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA032), Mar 8, 1997: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive speed while taxiing. A factor in the accident was flat light conditions.

## Other reports on N1364D (3)

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

- [Accident 19950329006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950329006009A), Mar 29, 1995: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Added power to ease touchdown. Then elected go around lost control veered into snowbank.
- [Incident 19810807064639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807064639I), Aug 7, 1981: Cessna 170B (N1364D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Touch go landing. Aircraft veered left student used full right brake. Ground looped off runway.
- [Accident 19770916039429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770916039429A), Sep 16, 1977: Cessna 170A (N1364D), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered strong downdrafts in pass.

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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