# Accident 20210701014139A: Cessna 170B, North Pole, AK, July 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2021, 13:12 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8169° N, 147.4168° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8169&lon=-147.4168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2746D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2746D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210701014139A

## Narrative

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

AFTER BEGINNING THE SLIGHTLY DOWNWIND (3 MPH) TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT BECAME AIRBORNE AND INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS TREE TOP LEVEL NEAR MID-FIELD. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1900 FEET MSL AND THE STRIP IS 2200 FEET LONG. GIVEN DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS MADE BY THE PILOT AND PASSENGER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BELIEVED TO BE AT MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.

ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT TREE TOP LEVEL, THE AIRCRAFTS PERFORMANCE DEGRADED AND WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB. AS THE END UP THE RUNWAY NEARED, THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE PULLED BACK HARDER ON THE YOKE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ALTITUDE UNTIL HE FINALLY ADDED FULL FLAPS ATTEMPTING TO "SLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO CUSHION THE FALL". THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE TREES AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ANC21LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA056), Jul 1, 2021: Cessna 170B (N2746D), North Pole, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s takeoff performance limitations, which prevented the airplane from gaining sufficient altitude to clear the trees off the departure end of the runway.

## Other reports on N2746D (2)

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

- [Accident 19920503013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920503013059A), May 3, 1992: Cessna 170B (N2746D), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on crosswind landing. Ground looped collapsed left gear causing left wing to hit ground.
- [Accident 19740622017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740622017289A), Jun 22, 1974: Cessna 170B (N2746D), Novato, CA, Substantial damage

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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