# NTSB ANC72DAH21: Cessna 170, N2690V, Kenai, AK, June 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1972
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAH21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAH21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2052  72/6/21    KENAI,ALAS          CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1325                    N2690V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KENAI,ALAS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- BOUNCED,ADDED PWR,RCVRD.DID NOT REDUCE PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2690V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2690V-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 18200, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kenai

## Other investigations on N2690V (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 ANC08CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA121), Sep 9, 2008: Cessna 170 (N2690V), Ruby, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, while operating at a reduced engine power while maneuvering in carburetor icing conditions.

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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