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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Gulkana, AK · August 7, 1974

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 7, 1974
Place
Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1923CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740807022099A
Case key
132510

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2126   74/8/7  NR.GULKANA,ALAS       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1850
        TIME - 1730                    N1923C              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHISTOCHINA,ALAS            ORANGE HILL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LDG ON DIRT ROAD.HIT TREES END OF ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1923C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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