# Accident 20070504006929A: Cessna 170, Wasilla, AK, May 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6367° N, 149.3089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6367&lon=-149.3089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4217V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4217V-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 180 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070504006929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WOLF LAKE AIRPORT RUNWAY 24, ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE FROM 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 ANC07FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA037), May 4, 2007: Cessna 170 (N4217V), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb due to fuel contamination, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

## Other reports on N4217V (2)

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

- [Accident 19970419006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419006209A), Apr 19, 1997: Cessna 170 (N4217V), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control landing. Began ground loop gear leg broke. Wing hit ground. No pilot certificate or medical.
- [Incident 19890626041739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626041739I), Jun 26, 1989: Cessna 170 (N4217V), Delta Junction, AK, Minor damage. Struck powerlines while landing into sun on highway. Left wing hit lines not marked.

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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