Cessna 170B N2792C

Summary

On 3 October 2010 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2792C, operated by Berg Timothy J, was involved in an accident near Minto Flats, 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.

Date

3 October 2010 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Minto Flats, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

65.1481, -149.3686

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2792C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Berg Timothy J

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Minto Flats

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC11CA002

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, resulting in a loss of control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll from a remote site the tailwheel-equipped airplane encountered soft terrain and nosed down. He stated that the accident takeoff was his third attempt to depart the site, and that during the attempt he realized the runway was not long enough and reduced the engine power to idle. The airplane's main landing gear tires sank into the soft terrain and the airplane nosed down, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing assembly. The pilot noted that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.