- Date
- May 19, 1973
- Place
- Glennallen, AK · GLENNALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4538CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730519015149A
- Case key
- 190228
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1532 73/5/19 GLENNALLEN,ALAS CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 356 TIME - 1515 N4538C PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 268 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.L WHEEL DRAGGING.25FT OF STRIP REMAINING LIFTD OFF,STALL WARNNG.RTND TO STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4538C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4538C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC90LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve.NTSB ANC80DAG66Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AKNTSB OAK65D0040Accident · No injuriesClosedMerced, CA