# Accident 20101002054269A: Cessna 170B, Fairbanks, AK, October 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2010, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.1481° N, 149.3686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1481&lon=-149.3686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2792C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2792C) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,235 total, 1,480 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101002054269A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKE OFF FROM SOFT STRIP, WHEN AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT, IT SUNK INTO MUD CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION FORCING AIRCRAFT ONTO NOSE.

## 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 ANC11CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA002), Oct 3, 2010: Cessna 170B (N2792C), Minto Flats, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, resulting in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N2792C (1)

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

- [Incident 19910825048499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825048499I), Aug 25, 1991: Cessna 170B (N2792C), Deadman Lake, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft flipped over during water taxi on Deadman Lake.

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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