# Accident 20240916014799A: Cessna 170, Mckinley Villag, AK, September 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2024, 19:00 local time
- Place: Mckinley Villag, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6333° N, 148.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6333&lon=-148.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3474C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3474C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 58 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240916014799A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2024, A FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM A 1,000 FT AIRSTRIP ALONG THE YANERT RIVER (63.63657, -148.25632) NEAR MCKINLEY VILLAGE, AK (PAIN) AT OR AROUND 1830 LOCAL TIME WITH THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER. THE FLIGHT'S PURPOSE WAS TO ASSESS THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN ANTICIPATION OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE COMING DAYS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES IN FLIGHT, DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS, INCLUDING RAIN, LED TO THE DECISION TO RETURN TO THE AIRSTRIP.

THE PILOT OPTED FOR A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN TO APPROACH THE AIRSTRIP, LANDING TO THE EAST. THE INITIAL APPROACH WAS NOT STABLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH FOR LANDING, PROMPTING A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE APPROACH WAS STABILIZED; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT LINGERED IN GROUND EFFECT LONGER THAN EXPECTED, NECESSITATING ANOTHER GO-AROUND, WHILE ONLY A FEW FEET OFF THE GROUND.

FOR THE CLIMB-OUT AFTER THE SECOND GO-AROUND, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, DISENGAGED CARBURETOR HEAT, AND SET THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES. A GROUP OF APPROXIMATELY 50-FOOT-TALL TREES AT THE EAST END OF THE AIRSTRIP, ALONG WITH RISING TERRAIN TO THE NORTH, PRESENTED AN OBSTACLE. A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN (SOUTH-EASTERLY) WAS INITIATED DURING THE CLIMB-OUT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, EVENTUALLY COMING TO REST IN A GROUP OF SMALL TREES. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT, BUT SPUN CLOCKWISE UPON IMPACT WITH THE SMALL TREES, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER BOTH EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 ANC24LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA103), Sep 17, 2024: Cessna 170 (N3474C), McKinley Village, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s late decision to go-around, failure to maintain proper airspeed, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low of an…

## Other reports on N3474C (1)

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

- [Accident 19831121073879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831121073879A), Nov 21, 1983: Cessna 170B (N3474C), Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed short of runway during landing. Witness stated there was frost on wings right after accident.

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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