# NTSB ANC71DAD03: Cessna 170, N4116V, Haines, AK, August 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1970
- Place: Haines, AK · HAINES, AK
- Location: 59.2605° N, 135.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haines, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2605&lon=-135.4726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC71DAD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3576  70/8/27    HAINES,ALAS         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1200
        TIME - 1800                    N4116V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNTING STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SKAGWAY,ALAS                SKAGWAY,ALAS                 HAINES,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- STRIP APRX 700FT,ROUGH.FLAP CONTROL HANDLE OPERATED NORMALLY AND READILLY ENGAGED POSITION NOTCHES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4116V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4116V-1980-03-29), registration cancelled 1980-03-29, S/N 18448 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunting Strip

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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