Cessna 170B N2479D
17 May 1980 · Polly Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1980 at about 08:45 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2479D was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Polly Creek, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Polly Creek, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2479D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ft.richardson, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1678
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
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
SLOPING, SALT WATER BEACH.L X-WIND GUSTING TO 20 KTS, BEACH SLOPING TO RIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1980 | Cessna 170B | Lakeview, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1980 | Cessna 170A | Lowell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Cessna 170 | Lake Winnebago, Missouri, United States | Falcon Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1980 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1980 | Cessna 170 | Tazewell, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1980 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |