# Accident 20260528004829A: Cessna 170B, Bethel, AK, May 28, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2026, 16:50 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7791° N, 161.8372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7791&lon=-161.8372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2526D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2526D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260528004829A

## Narrative

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

PLOT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON 19R. DUE TO A SPECI AND WIND CHANGE THE TWOER CHANGED THE AUTHORIZED RUNWAY TO 01L. PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A 180 IN THE DOWNWIND AND CLEARED FOR LANDING ON 01L. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 040 AT 14 CREATING A CROSSWIND COMPONENT. PILOT TOUICHED DOWN FIRST ON THE RIGHT WHEEL. SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP CONTACTING THE LEFT-WING TIP ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE RAMP.

## 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 ANC26LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA045), May 28, 2026: Cessna 170B (N2526D), Bethel, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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