- Date
- June 28, 1980
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4538CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800628023009A
- Case key
- 129685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2233 80/6/28 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 460 TIME - 1200 N4538C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SLEEPER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK BELUGA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- 1 PISTON FAILED AT UPPER RING GROOVE.HIT CAT RUT 10FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4538C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sleeper Strip
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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.
Other investigations on N4538C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC90LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground swerve.NTSB ANC73DAG93Accident · No injuriesClosedGlennallen, AKNTSB OAK65D0040Accident · No injuriesClosedMerced, CA