# NTSB ANC86LA005: Cessna 170B, N2491D, Tok, AK, October 16, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 16, 1985, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Tok, AK
- Coordinates: 63.18011, -143.099441 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1801&lon=-143.0994&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4621/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA005

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND ON AN AIRSTRIP NEXT TO THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS BRUSH ALONG THE EDGE OF THE STRIP WHICH WAS 'GROWN IN' & WAS HIGHER THAN HE HAD REALIZED. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED, THEN THE LEFT WING HIT A SMALL TREE WITH A DIAMETER OF 2 TO 2-1/2 INCHES. THE ACFT THEN TURNED & THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2491D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2491D-2013-11-07), registration cancelled 2013-11-07, S/N 20643, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- 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: 20643
- Airframe hours: 1991
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-145 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kurt F. Egger
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 2, 1985, 3 hours before
- Departed: TKJ, TOK, AK
- Airport: Gardner Creek

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 71 as pilot in command, 71 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 25 °F, dew point 21 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19851016071429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016071429A), Oct 16, 1985: Cessna 170B, Tok, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing and wingtip struck a tree. Aircraft turned 90 degrees, right gear collapsed with side load.

## Other investigations on N2491D (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK72DVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD14), Sep 19, 1971: Cessna 170 (N2491D), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage

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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