Plane Crash List

Cessna 170B N2813C

18 July 1996 · Tyonek, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 July 1996 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2813C was involved in an accident near Tyonek, 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tyonek, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
61.0793, -151.1605
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N2813C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anchorage → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC96LA104

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing his tailwheel airplane on a narrow gravel road. During the landing roll, he lost directional control and the airplane swerved to the left and went off the roadway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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22 Sep 1996 Cessna 170
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30 Jul 1996 Cessna 170B
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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
13 Apr 1996 Piper PA-11
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Paxson, Alaska, United States Mark W. Barkdull No injuries -
24 Apr 1996 Piper PA-14
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27 Apr 1996 Piper PA-18
N2598P
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28 Apr 1996 Piper PA-18
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