# Accident 20190617007239A: Cessna 170B, Hewitt Lake, AK, June 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2019, 06:00 local time
- Place: Hewitt Lake, AK
- Airport: Hewitt Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9299° N, 151.7291° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9299&lon=-151.7291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4427B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4427B) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 678 total, 646 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617007239A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY THE 17 JUNE 2019 AT 6:00 AM ^CHRISTINE^ WAS PLANING TO DEPART THE AIRSTRIP ON HEWITT LAKE TO FLY TO WILLOW. THE AIRSTRIP VEERS TO THE LEFT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY.

MY ^CHRISTINE^ HUSBAND ^MARTIN WEGSCHEIDER^ WAS ON BOARD.

^CHRISTINE^ PULLED OUT FROM THE PARKING SPOT, LINED UP, MOVED THE PLANE FORWARD TO STRAITENING OUT THE TAIL WHEEL, MADE THE ENGINE RUN UP, RADIO ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DEPARTURE AND EAST BOUND FLIGHT.

POWERED UP FOR TAKE OFF.

HIT A HOLE. THE AIRSTRIP WAS COVERED WITH GRASS SO YOU COULD NOT SEE THE HOLE. PLANE WAS GOING TO THE RIGHT, TRIED TO BRING THE PLANE TO THE LEFT.

DIDN'T WORK ( GROUND WAS REALLY SOFT, I CHECKED TIRE MARKS AFTERWARD, BUSH WHEEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE LEFT TRACKS 1 INC. DEEP)

WAS COMING TO FAR RIGHT, RIGHT WING HIT A TALER BRUSH, TURNED THE PLANE INTO THE BUSHES.

GROUND WAS SOFTER THEN USUAL AIRMAN STATED THEY SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WHEN THEY HIT THE HOLE.

## 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 GAA19CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA364), Jun 17, 2019: Cessna 170 (N4427B), Hewitt Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a soft, grass airstrip, which resulted in impact with brush.

## Other reports on N4427B (2)

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

- [Accident 20180621008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180621008349A), Jun 21, 2018: Cessna 170B (N4427B), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down on the lake and attempted to retract flaps while taxiing at high-speed (on step). Aircraft veered to the left and contacted the bank at an…
- [Incident 20091203025719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091203025719I), Dec 3, 2009: Cessna 170B (N4427B), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot started her takeoff roll on runway 13 at lake hood strip. The wind was gusty from 220 degrees. At the start of the takeoff roll a gust caught her and she…

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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