# NTSB ANC73FAD04: Cessna 170B, N2771C, Wrangell, AK, November 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1972
- Place: Wrangell, AK · WRANGELL, AK
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169427
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73FAD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3671  72/11/12   WRANGELL,ALAS       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 125
        TIME - 1615                    N2771C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURPHY'S CHANCE,ALAS        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2771C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2771C), registered now, S/N 26315, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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

## Other investigations on N2771C (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 WPR23LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA300), May 17, 2023: Cessna 170B (N2771C), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll after encountering a wind gust.

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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