- Date
- August 31, 1973
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5471CCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730831031059A
- Case key
- 188987
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2884 73/8/31 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS CESSNA 170A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, UNK/NR TIME - 1730 N5471C PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTMTD TKOF FROM UPSLOPE CURVED GRAVEL ROAD.HIT DIP IN ROAD.TRIED TO OUTCLIMB TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5471C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5471CRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5471C · 1
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