# Accident 20260910011989A: Cessna 170B, Skwentna, AK, September 10, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2026, 18:16 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Off Airport Strip 9.1 Mi Nw Of
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1667° N, 151.5833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1667&lon=-151.5833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2525D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2525D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 21 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260910011989A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS CONDUCTING OFF-AIRPORT OPERATIONS IN A TUNDRA FIELD LOCATED 9.1 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SKWENTNA, ALASKA. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST AFTER APPLYING FULL POWER, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT SPOT CAUSING IT TO ABRUPTLY PITCH NOSE DOWN UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED. RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC26LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA102), Sep 11, 2026: Cessna 170B (N2525D), Willow, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N2525D (1)

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

- [Incident 20040912021629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040912021629I), Sep 12, 2004: Cessna 170B (N2525D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On Sunday, sept. 12, 2004 at 17:15 local, a private pilot landed at Merrill field, Anchorage, Alaska. After a normal roll out the aircraft started to…

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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