- Date
- March 24, 1978
- Place
- Sparrevohn, AK · SPARREVOHN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1793DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780324003829A
- Case key
- 141571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3759 78/3/24 NR.SPARREVOHN,AK CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 964 TIME - 1430 N1793D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SPARREVOHN,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SPARREVOHN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- PLT HAD 5HRS IN SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1793D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- 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.