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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Toksook Bay, AK · December 31, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 31, 1971
Place
Toksook Bay, AK · TOKSOOK BAY, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8001ACessna 170
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164886

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4167  71/12/31   TOKSOOK BAY,ALAS    CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 351
        TIME - 1515                    N8001A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOKSOOK BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOKSOOK BAY,ALAS           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF HIT ICE MOUND,BECAME AIRBORNE WITH INSUFFICIENT SPEED,UN CONT FLT,ACFT DSCNDD.

Aircraft

Registration
N8001A
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Toksook Bay

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