Cessna 170 N3271A
8 August 1993 · Northway, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1993 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N3271A, operated by Getty, Harold T., was involved in an accident near Northway, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northway, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northway (ORT)
- Coordinates
- 62.9995, -141.6909
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N3271A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Getty, Harold T.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Whitehorse → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATING FOR THE VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BASED ON THE WINDS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RECEIVED FROM THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION HE LINED UP TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22. ON SHORT FINAL THE CRAB ANGLE HE WAS USING TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND WAS NO LONGER NEEDED AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SETTLE. HE APPLIED POWER, LOOKED AT THE WINDSOCK AND NOTICED AN INDICATION OF THE WIND FROM THE NORTH. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING CAME UP. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO SOME TREES AND BRUSH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1993 | Cessna 170B | Gilbertsville, Kentucky, United States | Gerald & Genevee Broshar | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Cessna 170B | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | Armel Aviation, Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1993 | Cessna 170 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Nordgren, Craig D. | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1993 | Cessna 170 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | Booth, Robert J. | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1993 | Cessna 170B | Escondido, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1993 | Cessna 170 | Dry Bay, Alaska, United States | Love, Gary A. | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,985 records for this type
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