# Accident 20010829036459A: Cessna 170A, AK, August 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2001, 21:15 local time
- Place: AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8083° N, 147.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8083&lon=-147.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9791A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9791A-2006-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829036459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. AIRSTRIP IS 2200 FEET LONG 70 FEET WIDE AND IS LOCATED AT 1875 FEET MSL ON A 060/240 DEGREE MAGNETIC ORIENTATION. PILOT APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER AND PUSHED THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL OFF, WHEN HE BEGAN THE TAKEOFF RUN. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF TO ABOUT 20 FEET AGL NEAR THE DEPARTURE END. PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE CLIMBING AND ABORTED TAKEOFF BY CLOSING ENGINE THROTTLE AND STALLING AIRPLANE INTO TREES AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO WINGS, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC01LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA127), Aug 29, 2001: Cessna 170A (N9791A), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were the presence of trees at the end of the departure path, and the pilot's improper use of the carburetor heat control.

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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