- Date
- March 25, 1979
- Place
- Birchwood, AK · BIRCHWOOD, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4264VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790325005249A
- Case key
- 137241
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2359 79/3/25 BIRCHWOOD,AK CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 2690 TIME - 1300 N4264V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SIX MILE LAKE,AK WASILLA,AK BIRCHWOOD,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4264V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birchwood
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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.