Cessna 170B N3486C

Summary

On 11 October 1980 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3486C, operated by Arctic Circle, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 October 1980 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Gravel River Bar

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N3486C

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Arctic Circle

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Fort Yukon, Ak → Return

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2796

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DRG LOW PASS TO CK GRAVEL BAR BFR LNDG, UN TO CLRTREES.CUT PWR, TCHDWN IN WILLOWS.COMPANY FLT PLN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.