ANC26LA045

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Bethel, AK · May 28, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
May 27, 2026, 16:50 local (May 28, 2026, 00:50 UTC)
Place
Bethel, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2526DCessna 170B
Defining event
Landing: Loss of control on ground
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Parties
FAA/FSDO
FAA report
20260528004829A
Case key
203099

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
N2526D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
20678
Built
1956
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
BET · Bethel, runway 01L/19R, 6,400 × 150 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
140° at 6 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
52 °F, dew point 41 °F
Altimeter
29.89 inHg
Observed at
ABE
METAR
SPECI PABE 290028Z 14006KT 10SM SCT023 SCT041 11/05 A2989 RMK AO2 T01060050

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.