# NTSB ANC88LA088: Cessna 170B, N4346B, Anchorage, AK, July 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 10, 1988, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Coordinates: 61.159965, -149.990859 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1600&lon=-149.9909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5030
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC88LA088
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5030/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA088

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE AIRSTRIP THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED. THE AIRPLANE THEN EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A ROW OF TREES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4346B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4346B-2014-10-09), registration cancelled 2014-10-09, S/N 26690, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 26690
- Airframe hours: 3045
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-360C 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Terry W. Harrison
- Registered owner: Ernie Walker
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 14, 1988, 19 hours before
- Departed: ANCHORAGE, AK
- Airport: Private Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,319 total, 34 in this make and model, 1,319 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 29 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 52 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880710025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710025989A), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 170B, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing and lost directional control. Aircraft bounced and veered off runway into trees.

## Other investigations on N4346B (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 ANC66D0015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0015), Aug 1, 1965: Cessna 170B (N4346B), Bell Island, AK, 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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