# Accident 19970901024809A: Cessna 170B, Paxson, AK, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997, 14:45 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7006° N, 144.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7006&lon=-144.8902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4520C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4520C-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 288 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901024809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING FROM THE 3,500 FEET MSL AIRSTRIP IN WHAT THE PILOT DESCRIBED AS 'OPTIMUM CARB ICE CONDITIONS' OF 40 DEGREES F WITH 'LOTS OF MOISTURE.'  THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS 'OFF' FOR TAKEOFF.  AT 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT AND 'THE ENGINE DIED.'  SHE DESELECTED CARBURETOR HEAT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  WHEN THE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO AVOID TREES, THE LEFT WING AND NOSE DROPPED, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN.  THE ELECTRIC STALL WARNING HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED.

## 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 ANC97LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA139), Sep 1, 1997: Cessna 170B (N4520C), Paxson, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat during a takeoff in carburetor icing conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with known…

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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