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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Bettles, AK · April 12, 2015

Date
April 12, 2015 · 15:53 local
Place
Bettles, AK
Airport
Bettles
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4697C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC15LA020
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,350 total750 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On third takeoff off the day, at appproximately 50 feet of elevation engine lost power.

As the FAA filed it

ON THIRD TAKEOFF OFF THE DAY, AT APPPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF ELEVATION ENGINE LOST POWER.

NTSB investigation

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