Cessna 170B N3574D
17 January 1982 · Tuluksak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3574D, operated by Edward R. Hoffman, JR., was involved in an accident near Tuluksak, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuluksak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N3574D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Edward R. Hoffman, JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tuluksak → Bethel
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82DAG15
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PILOT REPORTED THAT ON RETURNING TO BETHEL THE WEATHER WAS BAD SO HE LANDED AT TULUKSAK. THE WEATHER CLEARED AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO BETHEL. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND DURING A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND AND IMPACTED A RIVER BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170B | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Robert Rouille Gaines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Vernon L. Roelfs | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170A | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Leonard Heighton | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Nov 1982 | Cessna 170B | Elim, Alaska, United States | Harry W. James | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170B | Pacoima, California, United States | Timothy John McGinley | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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