# Accident 20000305041999A: Cessna 170B, Big Lake, AK, March 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Big Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4608° N, 150.0898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4608&lon=-150.0898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2814C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2814C) (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 C145*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 150 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305041999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF IN THE AREA ON THE YENTA RIVER ON GRAVEL BAR COVERED WITH SNOW. HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE OFF IN THE SAME AREA. HOWEVER, HE HAD A HEAVIER LOAD AND NEEDED MORE LENGTH. THERE WAS A DITCH AT THE END OF THE AREA AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE BEFORE HE HIT THE DITCH. THE AIRMAN REALIZED HIS MISTAKE TOO LATE TO ABORT. HE ADMITTED HE DID NOT WALK THE AREA AND WOULD HAVE SEEN THE DITCH IF HE HAD. COUNSELED AIRMAN ON OFF AIRPORT OPERATIONS IN THE ALASKA BUTH.

## 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 ANC00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA031), Mar 5, 2000: Cessna 170B (N2814C), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Factors in the accident were soft, snow-covered terrain, and an inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N2814C (1)

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

- [Accident 20130217002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130217002639A), Feb 17, 2013: Cessna 170B (N2814C), Rainy Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot departed puntilla lake, Alaska in a northwesterly direction at approximately a 290 heading. The aircraft made a left turn, stalled and impacted the…

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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