# Accident 20150412009269A: Cessna 170B, Bettles, AK, April 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2015, 15:53 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2131° N, 151.4317° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2131&lon=-151.4317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4697C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697C-2022-09-03) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,350 total, 750 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150412009269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC15LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA020), Apr 13, 2015: Cessna 170B (N4697C), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination and testing revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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