- Date
- September 15, 1988, 18:40 local (Sep 16, 1988, 02:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hope, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N170LACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880915041359A
- Case key
- 5081
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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 arpt was located in an area between 2 mtns. It had two windsocks; one was at rwy level; the other was above the treetop level. The plt rprtd that the lower windsock showed the wind was favoring rwy 16, but was shifting about 45 deg to either side of the rwy heading; the other windsock was indicating a left crosswind. As the acft was about to takeoff, a gust of wind was enctrd & the right wing raised. Subsequently, the acft veered left & the left wing struck a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N170LA
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26685
- Airframe hours
- 4,065
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hugh F. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 17, 1988 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- 5HO
- Destination
- Kenai, AK
- Airport
- 5HO · Hope, runway 16, 2,000 × 50 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificates
- Commercial, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,745 total · 43 in this make and model · 12,191 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.