- Date
- May 3, 1978
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9102ACessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780503011429A
- Case key
- 141979
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1658 78/5/3 WASILLA,AK CESSNA 170 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 300 TIME - 1845 N9102A PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASILLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASILLA,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9102A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wasilla
N9102ARegistration cancelled Mar 18, 2013 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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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.