- Date
- January 30, 1978
- Place
- Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8301ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780130000789A
- Case key
- 142583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3762 78/1/30 SOLDOTNA,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 50, TIME - 0600 N8301A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 71 TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOLDOTNA,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PILOTS MEDICAL AND STUDENT CERTIFICATE EXPIRED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8301A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N8301A · 1
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