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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Rainy Pass, AK · February 17, 2013

Date: February 17, 2013 · 15:05 local
Place: Rainy Pass, AK
Airport: Rainy Pass Lodge
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2814C
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC13FA024
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total1,500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N2814CRegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 26357 · Built 1954 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot departed puntilla lake, Alaska in a northwesterly direction at approximately a 290 heading. The aircraft made a left turn, stalled and impacted the ground adjacent to the lake in a nose and left wing low attitude. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the nose, left wing and cockpit areas of the aircraft. The damage to the propeller indicates evidence of engine power at the time of impact. The pilot sustained fractures to the pelvis, legs, feet, nose, orbital fracture to the face, and laceration to the face. The passenger sustained fractured skull and brain trauma and a fracture of the knee. As of this date the passenger has not regained consciousness.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED PUNTILLA LAKE, ALASKA IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AT APPROXIMATELY A 290 HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN, STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ADJACENT TO THE LAKE IN A NOSE AND LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE, LEFT WING AND COCKPIT AREAS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATES EVIDENCE OF ENGINE POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO THE PELVIS, LEGS, FEET, NOSE, ORBITAL FRACTURE TO THE FACE, AND LACERATION TO THE FACE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FRACTURED SKULL AND BRAIN TRAUMA AND A FRACTURE OF THE KNEE. AS OF THIS DATE THE PASSENGER HAS NOT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC13FA024Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportSkwentna, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a departure turn, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.Feb 18, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2814C · 1

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

Accident 20000305041999ATakeoff Ground Roll · Big Lake, AK(-23) Airman observed another aircraft take off in the area on the yenta river on gravel bar covered with snow. He thought he would be able to take off in the same area. However, he had a heavier load and needed more length. There was a ditch at the end of…Mar 5, 2000 · Substantial damage