# Accident 20040907024839A: Cessna 170B, Nome, AK, September 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2004
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.4400° N, 165.7183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.4400&lon=-165.7183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3492C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3492C) (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 ANC04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040907024839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED AFTER TAKING OFF FROM THE GRAVEL BAR THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR AN EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE GRAVEL BAR. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT FIRST AND THEN THE LANDING GEAR. DURING THE IMPACT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE FREE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.

## 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 ANC04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA112), Sep 8, 2004: Cessna 170 (N3492C), Teller, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with an embankment during takeoff-initial climb. Factors…

## Other reports on N3492C (1)

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

- [Accident 20100317029799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100317029799A), Mar 17, 2010: Cessna 170B (N3492C), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. During taxi for the west water lane at lake Hood (lhd), right main landing gear leg broke completely through at the upper bend on leg near fuselage. When gear…

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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