- Date
- August 16, 1984, 05:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Barter Island, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2779CCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840816040849A
- Case key
- 4340
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt landed on a gravel bar in wilderness for hunting. Two days later, estimating about 1400 ft of usable surface was available for takeoff, he elected to takeoff uphill to take advantage of a slight headwind condition in that direction. The surface of loose sand and gravel varied in softness. The acft became airborne in ground effect as the end of usable surface was reached but a wind shift at that point precluded climb away from rising terrain. Acft collided with a (river) cut bank. Calculations show a minimum of 1580 ft required for this acft/load/situation to effect safe takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2779C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26323
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mark William Tuter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Hulahula River, AK
- Destination
- BTT · Bettles, 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 190 total · 190 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
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 N2779C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.