# NTSB ANC73FAD05: Cessna 170B, N2961D, Wrangell, AK, March 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1973
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73FAD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0866  73/3/10    WRANGELL,ALAS       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 231
        TIME - 1750                    N2961D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WRANGELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WRANGELL,ALAS               JUNEAU,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PAX,A PRIVATE PLT,FOLLOWED THRU ON CTLS AND HANDLED THROTTLE FROM L SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2961D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2961D), registered now, S/N 26904, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wrangell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730310009559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730310009559A), Mar 10, 1973: Cessna 170B, Wrangell, AK, Substantial damage. Pax,a private plt,followed thru on ctls and handled throttle from l seat.

## Other investigations on N2961D (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 ANC66D0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0037), Jul 25, 1965: Cessna 170B (N2961D), Takotna, AK, 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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