- Date
- July 17, 1975
- Place
- Beaver Creek, AK · BEAVER CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1778DCessna 170A
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750717025779A
- Case key
- 150297
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2201 75/7/17 BEAVER CREEK,AK CESSNA 170A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1290 TIME - 2030 N1778D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER CREEK,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- CURVING SAND BAR. UN MAKE CURVE,TRIED TO FLY OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1778D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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