- Date
- January 17, 1982, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tuluksak, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3574DCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820117000999A
- Case key
- 72881
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that on returning to bethel the weather was bad so he landed at Tuluksak. The weather cleared and the pilot attempted to return to bethel. After takeoff the pilot stated that he lost visual contact with the ground during a 180 degree turn to land and impacted a river bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3574D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22117
- Airframe hours
- 4,022
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward R. Hoffman, Jr.
- Registered owner
- Edward R. Hoffman, Jr.
- Departed
- Tuluksak, AK
- Destination
- Bethel, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 28.00 inHg
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 N3574D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.