- Date
- November 21, 1971
- Place
- Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3455DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2703 71/11/21 KOTZEBUE,ALAS CESSNA 170B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1113 TIME - 1446 N3455D PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIN MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KOTZEBUE,ALAS KOTZEBUE,ALAS KIANA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBS SAW FROST ON WGS AND INSIDE OF WINDOWS SHORTLY BEFORE T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3455D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wein Memorial
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