Cessna 170B N2384D
3 September 1993 · Wulik River, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 1993 at about 06:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2384D, operated by Anderson, Thomas M., was involved in an accident near Wulik River, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 06:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wulik River, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 67.2391, -161.1903
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2384D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Anderson, Thomas M.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A MOUNTAIN RIDGE, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED A DEPRESSION AND HE HAD TO USE HARDER THAN NORMAL CONTROL FORCES TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ALIGNED WITH THE TAKEOFF PATH. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME OUT OF THE DEPRESSION, IT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND BECAUSE OF THE LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND, IT CAME BACK DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRPLANE THEN SPUN AROUND CLOCKWISE ABOUT 180 DEGREES AND HIT ON THE NOSE, THEN THE LEFT WING. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR BOXES WERE TORN OUT OF THE FUSELAGE, WHICH WAS ALSO DAMAGED.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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