# NTSB ANC83LA106: Cessna 170, N3074A, Fairbanks, AK, June 26, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1983, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Coordinates: 64.810752, -147.719512 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8108&lon=-147.7195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83LA106
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4136/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA106

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3074A-2012-09-25), registration cancelled 2012-09-25, S/N 25718, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25718
- Airframe hours: 2500
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830626028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626028799A), Jun 26, 1983: Cessna 170B, Blair Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Wing tip struck a row of trees on takeoff. Lost control. Aircraft left the runway into the wooded area.

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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