# Accident 19990430004329A: Cessna 170B, Haines, AK, April 30, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 30, 1999, 09:50 local time - Place: Haines, AK - Airport: Tsirku Glacier - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 59.2605° N, 135.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haines, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2605&lon=-135.4726&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2599C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2599C) (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 - Fatal injuries: 0 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99WA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99WA055) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430004329A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED WHILE EN ROUTE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) ON APRIL 30, 1999, ABOUT 0950 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 170B AIRPLANE, N2599C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH SNOW COVERED TERRAIN ON THE TSIRKU GLACIER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. THE ACCIDENT SITE IS ABOUT 35 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF HAINES, ALASKA, AND ABOUT FIVE MILES WEST OF THE ALASKA/CANADA BORDER. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE YAKUTAT AIRPORT, YAKUTAT, ALASKA, ABOUT 0816. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH A NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATOR (ASI), ON MAY 2, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE DEPARTED YAKUTAT FOR A DIRECT FLIGHT TO HAINES. HE WAS FLYING OVER MOUNTAIN GLACIERS THAT CONTAINED FEW OTHER VISUAL REFERENCE POINTS. HE DESCRIBED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA AS 6,000 FEET OVERCAST, AND A VISIBILITY OF 10 MILES. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT SAID HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE GLACIER. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED SNOW COVERED TERRAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT, AND THEN NOSED OVER. THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT WAS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT. IT WAS LATITUDE 59 DEGREES, 19.25 MINUTES NORTH, AND LONGITUDE 136 DEGREES, 38.75 MINUTES WEST. THIS REPORT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE INVESTIGATION IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA #4-3071 NUMBER FIVE ROAD RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA, V6X2T4 ## 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 ANC99WA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99WA055), Apr 30, 1999: Cessna 170B (N2599C), Tsirku Glacier, Canada, substantial damage ## Other reports on N2599C (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19860721056699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860721056699I), Jul 21, 1986: Cessna 170B (N2599C), Haines, AK, Minor damage. Nosed up after brake application during rollout. CFI and student applied brakes at the same time. - [Incident 19820728045539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728045539I), Jul 28, 1982: Cessna 170B (N2599C), Juneau, AK, Minor damage. Allowed wing to drop in shallow turn after takeoff. Float hit water with side load, collapsed strut,prop hit loads 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.