# Accident 20090516047029A: Cessna 170B, Nenana, AK, May 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2009, 13:30 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Airport: Nenana Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5417° N, 149.0711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5417&lon=-149.0711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6946C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6946C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516047029A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED WHILE BACK TAXIING HE OBSERVED A WIND GUST THAT RAISED HIS UPWIND WING, HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF BY "FIREWALLING THE THROTTLE" AND GOT TO ABOUT 20' AGL THEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT TIP CAP, ENGINE PROP, LEFT HAND SIDE OF CABIN, LEFT HAND GEAR BOX, LEFT HAND ELEVATOR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND HE HAD ONE PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC09CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA045), May 16, 2009: Cessna 170B (N6946C), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control while taxiing for takeoff, and his failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N6946C (2)

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

- [Accident 20050731017429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050731017429A), Jul 31, 2005: Cessna 170B (N6946C), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] while attempting a wheel landing in a crosswind from the left, the pilot lost lateral control, striking the right wing on the…
- [Incident 20040411007549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040411007549I), Apr 11, 2004: Cessna 170B (N6946C), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Unable to maintain directional control and excessive use of brakes caused aircraft to nose over. [privacy data omitted]

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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