# Accident 19970801025829A: Cessna 170B, Juneau, AK, August 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1997, 22:00 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.5796° N, 134.7698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5796&lon=-134.7698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3491C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3491C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970801025829A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING FROM AN 800-FOOT-LONG BEACH SITE AT DUSK. DURING LIFT-OFF AT LESS THAN FLYING SPEED THE AIRPLANE DRAGGED A WINGTIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY SETTLED INTO THE WATER.

## 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 ANC97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA114), Aug 2, 1997: Cessna 170B (N3491C), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport site for takeoff, and his premature lift-off.

## Other reports on N3491C (1)

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

- [Incident 19910829042669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910829042669I), Aug 29, 1991: Cessna 170B (N3491C), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing due to wind gusts. Tail wheel bolt sheared and wheel came off. Bolt had prior fracture.

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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