- Date
- March 2, 1978
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2715DCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780302003269A
- Case key
- 143302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0697 78/3/2 KENAI,AK CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 180 TIME - 1011 N2715D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENAI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENAI,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2715D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kenai
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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 N2715D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA95LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTitusville, FLLoss of directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in the make and model airplane.NTSB ANC84LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIliamna, AKThe acft cowling came unfastened during cruise and the plt elected to make a precautionary landing. During the landing, the plt lost directional control and collided with a snowbank.