# NTSB ANC19WA020: Cessna 170, N4512C, Whitehorse, Canada, May 28, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 27, 2019, 17:30 local (May 28, 2019, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Whitehorse, Canada
- Coordinates: 60.709444, -135.06722 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7094&lon=-135.0672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 99488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC19WA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/99488/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19WA020

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4512C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512C-2022-09-03), registration cancelled 2022-09-03, S/N 25456, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 170 (B)
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25456
- Year built: 1952
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: CYXY, Whitehorse
- Destination: PANC, Anchorage, AK
- Airport: CYXY, Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen Int AP, runway 14

## Other investigations on N4512C (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 ANC95LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA076), Jun 15, 1995: Cessna 170B (N4512C), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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.

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