# NTSB ANC76FAA37: Cessna 170, N4000V, Ft.Wainwright, AK, May 30, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1976
- Place: Ft.Wainwright, AK · FT.WAINWRIGHT, AK
- Location: 64.5568° N, 147.7820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wainwright, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5568&lon=-147.7820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76FAA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1793  76/5/30    FT.WAINWRIGHT,AK    CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 250
        TIME - 1425                    N4000V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.WAINWRIGHT AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WAINWRIGHT,AK            MINTO,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4000V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4000V-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 18319, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft.Wainwright Aaf

## 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 19760530011899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760530011899A), May 30, 1976: Cessna 170, Ft.Wainwright, AK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4000V (2)

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 ANC80DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA28), Sep 28, 1980: Cessna 170 (N4000V), Arctic Village, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75FAA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAA34), May 7, 1975: Cessna 170 (N4000V), Fairbanks, 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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