- Date
- May 23, 1977
- Place
- Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2620DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770523014619A
- Case key
- 147368
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3116 77/5/23 SOLDOTNA,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N2620D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 20, 411 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLDOTNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLDOTNA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2620D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Soldotna
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2620D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.