# NTSB ANC79DAG53: Cessna 170B, N4471B, Anchorage, AK, May 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1979
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2426  79/5/28  NR.ANCHORAGE,AK       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 396
        TIME - 1330                    N4471B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ANCHORAGE,AK                 ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 800FT GRAVEL STRIP.STALLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4471B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4471B-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 26815, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790528008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790528008879A), May 28, 1979: Cessna 170B, Beluga Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Premature lift off to miss a tree during takeoff roll. Airplane stalled,bounced, struck trees.

## Other investigations on N4471B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC76DAH62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH62), Sep 6, 1976: Cessna 170B (N4471B), Glacier, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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