Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 170B N9717F

9 July 1982 · 50 Mi Sw Fairba, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 July 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N9717F, operated by JAS, B. McMillan, was involved in an accident near 50 Mi Sw Fairba, 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 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
50 Mi Sw Fairba, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Gravel Strip
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N9717F
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
JAS, B. McMillan
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
50 Mi Sw Fairba → 50 Mi Sw Fairba
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC82DAA08

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

THE PLT MADE A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM THE 1300 FT GRAVEL STRIP. HE ROTATED NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP, BUT DID NOT RECALL THE AIRSPEED. AS THE ACFT REACHED ABOUT 15 FT AGL IT STARTED TO SINK & THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT IN BRUSH TEARING OFF THE GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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