# Accident 19980813021279A: Cessna 170B, Artic Village, AK, August 13, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Artic Village, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.0895° N, 145.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0895&lon=-145.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8181A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8181A-2012-09-06) (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: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980813021279A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE WAS TAKING OFF WHEN THE RIGHT FLOAT CAUGHT BUSHES AT THE END OF THE LAKE, THE FLOATS RIPPED OFF, THE WING SPARS BROKE. (.4)THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOUTHWESTERLY DEPARTURE FROM A 2,000 FEET LONG LAKE IN A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE.  HE REPORTED THAT ABOUT MIDWAY IN THE TAKEOFF RUN, HE REDUCED THE FLAP SETTING FROM 20 TO 10 DEGREES.  HE SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND PASSED OVER THE DEPARTURE END OF THE LAKE A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  HE SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE, THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT FLOAT COLLIDED WITH BRUSH COVERED TUNDRA, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE ABOUT 240 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 ANC98LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA121), Aug 14, 1998: Cessna 170B (N8181A), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were variable, and gusty wind conditions.

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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