# Accident 20150924016519A: Cessna 170B, Atrctic Village, AK, September 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Atrctic Village, AK
- Airport: Arctic Village
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.0902° N, 145.6001° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.0902&lon=-145.6001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2528C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2528C-2019-11-01) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 110 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150924016519A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS ON TAKE-OFF ROLL. AT THE POINT OF ROTATION AND A SPEED OF APPX 45 MPH, THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED GAINING ALTITUDE. WIND FLAGS BESIDE THE GRAVEL BAR INDICATED THAT THE WIND HAD SWITCHED FROM A HEAD WIND TO A TAIL WIND. PIC TRIED TO GAIN SOME ALTITUDE TO MISS AN EMBANKMENT. PIC MADE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN TO AVOID TREES AND AN EMBANKMENT, L/H LANDING GEAR STRUCK A RAISED PORTION OF GROUND AND L/H WING STRUCK A CUT BANK. L/H WING SEPERATED FROM FUSELAGE, L/H LANDING GEAR AND GEAR BOX SEPERATED FROM FUSELAGE, TAIL PORTION OF FUSELAGE IS INTACT BUT SKIN IS SPLIT LATERALY. TAIL VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS ARE OK.

## 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 GAA15CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA282), Sep 24, 2015: Cessna 170B (N2528C), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot exceeded the critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a collision with terrain.

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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