# NTSB ANC26LA045: Cessna 170B, N2526D, Bethel, AK, May 28, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: May 27, 2026, 16:50 local (May 28, 2026, 00:50 UTC)
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Coordinates: 60.779109, -161.83721 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7791&lon=-161.8372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA045
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203099/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA045

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2526D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2526D), registered now, S/N 20678, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 20678
- Year built: 1956
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: BET, Bethel, runway 01L/19R, 6,400 × 150 ft, asphalt

## 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260528004829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260528004829A), May 28, 2026: Cessna 170B, Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

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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