What happened
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(-23) Witness reported "hood coming up or off", aircraft made one pass and was coming back apparently landing. Crashed short of old veco strip. This is preliminary info only, will be updated when new info is available. (-23 amendment) pilot christopher copple, while flying a barrowed Cessna 170B, crashed while attempting a go-around at the devitto strip located on the mouth of the kustatan river on July 30, 2004. Four people were on board and there were no survivors. The flight originated from kenai for a fishing trip on the kustatan. During the go-around, a witness said that a cowl door may have come open on the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WITNESS REPORTED "HOOD COMING UP OR OFF", AIRCRAFT MADE ONE PASS AND WAS COMING BACK APPARENTLY LANDING. CRASHED SHORT OF OLD VECO STRIP. THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY, WILL BE UPDATED WHEN NEW INFO IS AVAILABLE. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT CHRISTOPHER COPPLE, WHILE FLYING A BARROWED CESSNA 170B, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT THE DEVITTO STRIP LOCATED ON THE MOUTH OF THE KUSTATAN RIVER ON JULY 30, 2004. FOUR PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KENAI FOR A FISHING TRIP ON THE KUSTATAN. DURING THE GO-AROUND, A WITNESS SAID THAT A COWL DOOR MAY HAVE COME OPEN ON THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
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