# Accident 20031110027849A: Cessna 170B, Eureka Creek, AK, November 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2003, 13:00 local time
- Place: Eureka Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.2995° N, 134.4201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.2995&lon=-134.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4448B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4448B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110027849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED WITH APPROX 3 INCHES OF LOOSE SNOW ON RUNWAY OVER AN ICE CRUST. THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE ICE AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON WHEELS. DAMAGE WAS TO THE RUDDER, WING AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA008), Nov 10, 2003: Cessna 170B (N4448B), Manley Hot Sprg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was snow covered terrain at the landing strip.

## Other reports on N4448B (1)

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

- [Accident 19990804044959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990804044959A), Aug 4, 1999: Cessna 170B (N4448B), Casper, WY, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during gusty cross wind condition

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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