- Date
- September 16, 1981
- Place
- Ackerman Lake, AK · ACKERMAN LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8259ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810916065189A
- Case key
- 123616
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1856 81/9/16 ACKERMAN LAKE,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500 TIME - 1415 N8259A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ACKERMAN LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ACKERMAN LAKE,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.ELEVATOR TRIM LEFT IN AFT PSN AFTER PREVIOUS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8259A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ackerman Lake
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.