# NTSB ANC77DA013: Cessna 170B, N2231D, Beaver, AK, December 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Beaver, AK · BEAVER, AK
- Location: 66.3828° N, 147.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.3828&lon=-147.3219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3455   76/12/4   BEAVER,AK           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2082
        TIME - 1230                    N2231D              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER,AK                   FT.YUKON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TRACTOR ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2231D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2231D), registered now, S/N 20383, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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: Beaver

## 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 19761204037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204037919A), Dec 4, 1976: Cessna 170B, Beaver, AK, Substantial damage. Collided with tractor on runway

## Other investigations on N2231D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC75AA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA041), Nov 5, 1974: Cessna 170 (N2231D), Chalkyitsik, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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