# NTSB ANC72AA022: Cessna 170B, N3455D, Kotzebue, AK, November 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1971
- Place: Kotzebue, AK · KOTZEBUE, AK
- Location: 66.8868° N, 162.4917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kotzebue, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.8868&lon=-162.4917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72AA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3455D-1971-12-27), registration cancelled 1971-12-27, S/N 26998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wein Memorial

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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