- Date
- September 20, 1987, 17:00 local (Sep 21, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Melozitna River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9240ACessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870920059039A
- Case key
- 4927
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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 pilot attempted to takeoff from a River sandbar close to the water's edge. During the take off roll, one main landing gear tire entered the water and pulled the airplane into the water. The airplane subsequently nosed over and incurred substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9240A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19001
- Airframe hours
- 2,899
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steven E. Scott
- Registered owner
- Steven E Scott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1987 · 15 hours before
- Destination
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- Sandbar
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 350 in this make and model · 55 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °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 N9240A · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.