- Date
- February 20, 1971
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1708DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160620
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0904 71/2/20 ANCHORAGE,ALAS CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 54 TOTAL TIME - 0829 N1708D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRYANT AAF,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- LEVELED-OFF TOO HIGH,ADDED PWR FOR GO-AROUND,CONT SINKING,CUT PWR AFTR L GR HIT RWY.2IN ICE,SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1708D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merrill Field
N1708DRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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Other investigations on N1708D · 2
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