# NTSB ANC72DAG83: Cessna 170, N8001A, Toksook Bay, AK, December 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1971
- Place: Toksook Bay, AK · TOKSOOK BAY, AK
- Location: 60.5286° N, 165.1056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toksook Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5286&lon=-165.1056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164886
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAG83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8001A-1972-05-11), registration cancelled 1972-05-11, S/N 20853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toksook Bay

## Other investigations on N8001A (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC66D0436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0436), Dec 9, 1965: Cessna 170 (N8001A), Russell, KS, substantial damage

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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