# Accident 20200913012449A: Cessna 170B, Kiana, AK, September 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2020, 13:45 local time
- Place: Kiana, AK
- Airport: Kiana Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.0461° N, 160.4956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.0461&lon=-160.4956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3068A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3068A) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 90 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200913012449A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 170 N3068A PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING A CLIMB OUT AFTER DRAGGING A GRAVEL BAR ABOUT 1.5 NM NW KIANA AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND THE MAIN TIRES HIT THE WATER, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER, THE PILOT LOSING CONTROL AND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. 3 SOB, NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC20CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA094), Sep 13, 2020: Cessna 170 (N3068A), Kiana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to perform a takeoff from an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a loss of control and nose over.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.