# Accident 20130905018759A: Cessna 170B, Eureka, AK, September 5, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2013, 19:54 local time
- Place: Eureka, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5344° N, 147.6097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5344&lon=-147.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170BN-2018-01-02) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130905018759A

## Narrative

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

EYEWITNESS STATEMENTS DESCRIBE THAT AIRCRAFT MADE LOW-POWER, LOW-SPEED PASSES AND SHARP STEEP TURNS. IN FINAL TURN, THE LEFT WING DIPPED DOWN, AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INVERTED AND MADE AN IMMEDIATE NOSE-FIRST DIVE INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC13FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA093), Sep 6, 2013: Cessna 170B (N170BN), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and impact with the ground.

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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