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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170 · Tok, AK · September 13, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1976
Place
Tok, AK · TOK, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4255VCessna 170
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760913037069A
Case key
155568

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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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3-3654  76/9/13  NR.TOK,AK             CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 418
        TIME - 1700                    N4255V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 343 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- TKOF FRM GRAVEL BAR.HIT ROCKS & BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N4255V
Reported as
Cessna 170
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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