- Date
- March 18, 1984, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3927VCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840318007349A
- Case key
- 4275
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Directional control - not possible
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
Nose over
Analysis
The plt landed on hard packed snow on a glacier. Some of the crusted snow gave in and the acft swerved to the left whilenosing over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3927V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18246
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jim Munsell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 8, 1983 · 68 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 228 total · 163 in this make and model · 151 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 160 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 5 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.