- Date
- December 10, 1972
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4606CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163230
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3832 72/12/10 BETHEL,ALAS CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 269 TIME - 1630 N4606C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,ALAS KONGIGANOK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- DURG PRECAUTIONARY LNDG,ACFT VEERED INTO ROUGH ICE FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4606C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4606CRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2018 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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Other investigations on N4606C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC05LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillingham, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident are a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.NTSB ANC92LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run.NTSB ANC76AA045Accident · No injuriesClosedBethel, AK