# Accident 20060521008029A: Cessna 170B, West Glacier, MT, May 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Glacier, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4681° N, 114.0001° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4681&lon=-114.0001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3477C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3477C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 113 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060521008029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF FROM A DIRT STRIP. AIRCRAFT ROLLED THROUGH SMALL SAPLINGS AND A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA106), May 21, 2006: Cessna 170B (N3477C), West Glacier, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain sufficient airspeed for flight, his attempt to abort the takeoff, and the airplane's subsequent departure off the end of the runway. Contributing factors were the…

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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