# NTSB ANC76DAA54: Cessna 170B, N2415D, Healy, AK, August 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1976
- Place: Healy, AK · HEALY, AK
- Location: 63.8569° N, 148.9661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Healy, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8569&lon=-148.9661&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAA54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAA54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3932  76/8/19  NR.HEALY,AK           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 2000
        TIME - 2015                    N2415D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOODY CREEK STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOOD RIVER LODGE            MOODY CREEK STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURED 15 MINUTES AFTER DEPART URE. PLT OVERSHOT LANDING STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2415D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2415D-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N 20567, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moody Creek Strip

## 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 19760819038949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819038949A), Aug 19, 1976: Cessna 170B, Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Fuel exhaustion occured 15 minutes after depart ure. Plt overshot landing strip.

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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