Plane Crash List

Cessna 170B N170BN

6 September 2013 · Glennallen, Alaska, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 September 2013 at about 03:54 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N170BN, operated by Zobel Michael S, was involved in an accident near Glennallen, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. 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 03:54
Classification
Accident
Location
Glennallen, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
62.5344, -147.6097
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N170BN
Category
Airplane
Year built
1952
Engines
1
Operator
Zobel Michael S
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Glennallen → Glennallen
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC13FA093

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and impact with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed a remote, off-airport site to search for a moose he had shot earlier in the day. A witness observed the airplane perform a series of low-altitude maneuvers before flying by his location about 80 to 100 feet above the ground. The airplane then began a left turn, and the nose of the airplane pitched down abruptly and began to spin. The airplane subsequently descended vertically, nose first, and it collided with the tundra and brush-covered terrain. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Given the lack of mechanical deficiencies with the airplane and engine, the witness statements, and the nature of the damage to the airplane, it is likely that the pilot inadvertently stalled and spun the airplane at a low altitude and was unable to recover.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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