- Date
- September 30, 1969
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3433DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157588
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4036 69/9/30 PALMER,ALAS CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 125 TIME - 1345 N3433D PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WIEDERKEHR STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS PALMER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LDG APCH MADE TOWARD RISING TRRN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3433D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wiederkehr Strip
N3433DRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 1976 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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