# NTSB ANC98LA163: Cessna 170B, N3482C, Igiugig, AK, September 28, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 27, 1998, 17:00 local (Sep 28, 1998, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Igiugig, AK - Coordinates: 58.750606, -156.540328 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7506&lon=-156.5403&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 44041 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC98LA163 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/44041/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA163 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the crosswind condition, the pilot's lack of total experience in make/model of the aircraft, and the pilot not achieving a climb on takeoff. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - variable wind - climb - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The private pilot was taking off from an off airport landing site with a variable left crosswind. The pilot had recently purchased the airplane, and had accumulated about 15 hours in the make and model. The pilot said that the airplane lifted off about 2/3 of the distance down the takeoff area, and was too slow to climb. The left wing came up, and the right landing gear struck the ground. ## Factual narrative On September 27, 1998, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 170B airplane, N3482C, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain during takeoff from an off airport landing site about 20 miles north of Igiugig, Alaska. The private pilot and sole passenger were not injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR Part 91 as a personal flight to hunt caribou. The flight was departing the landing site, returning to King Salmon, Alaska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot told the NTSB investigator-in-charge during a telephone interview on September 28, and wrote in his NTSB Pilot / Operator report, that the winds were a variable left crosswind, and he tried to time his takeoff to use a headwind. The pilot estimated the length of the takeoff area to be about 1,000 feet. He said the airplane left the ground about 2/3 of the way down the takeoff area and was too slow to climb. He indicated the left wing came up, the right landing gear contacted the tundra, and the airplane settled to the ground. The pilot had recently purchased the airplane, and had accumulated about 15 hours of experience in the make and model. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3482C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3482C), registered now, S/N 26525, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 170B - Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 25525 - Airframe hours: 2450 - Engines: Continental O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Scott D. Quist - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 22, 1998, 20 hours before - Destination: AKN, KING SALMON, AK ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command, 190 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken - Temperature: 50 °F ## 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 19980927026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927026849A), Sep 27, 1998: Cessna 170, Igiugig, AK, Substantial damage. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances and sustained substantial damage. (-23) scott d. quist made a take off in a Cessna 170-B from a sand blown lake at… ## Other investigations on N3482C (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 MIA66D0533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0533), May 8, 1966: Cessna 170B (N3482C), Raymond, MS, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.