- Date
- June 26, 1983, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3074ACessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830626028799A
- Case key
- 4136
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft collided with trees alongside the runway during takeoff. The runway was a dirt strip 1200 feet long and 30 feetwide. The pilot stated after the accident that he lost control of the acft and ran off the runway into the wooded area. The wind was from 270 degrees at 5 KTS. The pilot of the acft and his passenger were not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3074A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25718
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental 145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anthony Bremer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 19, 1982 · 60 hours before
- Airport
- Blair Lake, runway 27, 1,200 × 30 ft, dirt
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 64 total · 64 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.