Plane Crash List

Cessna 170B N3482C

28 September 1998 · Igiugig, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 September 1998 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3482C was involved in an accident near Igiugig, 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 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Igiugig, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
58.7506, -156.5403
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N3482C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → King Salmon
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC98LA163

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 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.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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