# NTSB ANC82DA053: Cessna 170B, N3483D, Near Anchorage, AK, June 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1982, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Near Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.179386, -149.879348 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1794&lon=-149.8793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71840
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC82DA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71840/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA053

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE ON A FISHING TRIP, THE PILOT LANDED ON AN ABANDONED OIL EXPLORATION ROADWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE HOW NARROW THE ROADWAY WAS UNTIL AFTER HE HAD LANDED AND SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE EDGES OF THE ROAD WERE SOFT DUE TO EROSION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TAXIED A LITTLE TOO FAR TO THE LEFT, SANK A WHEEL IN THE SOFT EMBANKMENT, AND ROLLED THE PLANE OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3483D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3483D-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N 27026, 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 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 27026
- Airframe hours: 2100
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert Rouille Gaines
- Registered owner: Dale Cutler
- Departed: BIRCHWOOD, AK
- Destination: 10 NNE TYONEK, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## 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 19820626025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626025779A), Jun 26, 1982: Cessna 170B, Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a narrow gravel road. A wheel hit a soft spot, airplane turned and rolled over an embankment.

## Other investigations on N3483D (2)

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 IAD71DIA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIA22), Jun 13, 1971: Cessna 170B (N3483D), Cobb Island, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0316), Oct 18, 1965: Cessna 170B (N3483D), Baltimore, MD, 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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