- Date
- December 26, 1983, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2601DCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19831226068159A
- Case key
- 4237
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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 plt reported that the eng had a partial loss of power & the application of carburetor heat did not improve the situation. He decided to land at the nearest arpt. According to the plt, the rwy was covered with aprx 2 ft of snow, and during the landing, the acft nosed over. An inspection revealed that the primer line had come loose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2601D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20753
- Airframe hours
- 4,724
- Engine
- Continental O-300-C, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tommy Nickolie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 5, 1983
- Departed
- ANI · Aniak, AK
- Destination
- HRR · Healy, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Z61 · Moore Creek, runway 21, 900 × 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
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 219 total · 110 in this make and model · 202 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N2601D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.