# Accident 20040822026489A: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, August 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2004, 20:43 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N8238A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8238A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 66 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040822026489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.

## 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 ANC04CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA094), Aug 23, 2004: Cessna 170B (N8238A), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to the restricted movement of the rudder pedals from his headset cord, which resulted in the airplane exiting the…

## Other reports on N8238A (1)

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

- [Accident 19740131002309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740131002309A), Jan 31, 1974: Cessna 170B (N8238A), Palacios, TX, Substantial damage. Encntrd fog on apch. Flew into grnd on 3rd try.

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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