# Accident 20020512012869A: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, May 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2002, 13:50 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 149.9653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-149.9653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7608B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7608B-2017-04-13) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512012869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF WHEN HE GOT A TAIL WIND THAT PUSHED HIM OFF THE RUNWAY. WEATHER SEQUENCE FOR LAKE HOOD STRIP SHOWED CALM WINDS. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE WEATHER SYSTEMS IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA032), May 12, 2002: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was an inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N7608B (2)

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

- [Incident 19831113070959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070959I), Nov 13, 1983: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Left gear hit a hole in the snow covered runway on takeoff. Left gear was sheared off. Gear box pulled out.
- [Incident 19790818031949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818031949I), Aug 18, 1979: Cessna 170B (N7608B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot lost control, ground looped, struck VASI.

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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