Cessna 170B N1955C
31 March 1983 · North Pole, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1983 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N1955C was involved in an accident near North Pole, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Pole, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakloey
- Coordinates
- 64.7697, -147.3307
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N1955C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicken → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA063
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 PLT OF THE SKI EQUIPPED ACFT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM AN ABANDONDED STRIP THAT WAS IN A DETERIORATING CONDITION WITH ROCKS SCATTERED ALONG THE LANDING AREA. AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION, HE LANDED ON A WELL GRADED RWY WITH PACKED SNOW THAT WAS SUITABLE FOR EITHER WHEEL OR SKI OPERATION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & THE LEFT WING OF THE ACFT HIT THE LEFT WING OF A PIPER PA-12, N3140M. AFTER THAT, THE ACFT CONTINUED UNTIL IT STRUCK A SNOWBANK, THEN TRAVELED ABOUT 50 FT FURTHER BEFORE COMING TO REST. AN EXAM OF THE GEAR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT SKI WAS WORN. THE OVERLAYER WAS SCRAPED AWAY & APRX AN 18 INCH, OUTBOARD PORTION WAS BENT INWARD. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE SKI HAD HIT THE SNOWBANK WHILE THE LEFT WING WAS LOW CAUSING A TRANSVERSE FRACTURE & FAILURE OF THE LEFT AXLE (A NON-STANDARD C-185 AXLE). IMPROPER BOLTS HAD BEEN USED TO INSTALL THE NON-STANDARD AXLES & NO SHIMS HAD BEEN USED TO PROVIDE PROPER AXLE ALIGNMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1983 | Cessna 170A | Temple, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1983 | Cessna 170B | Near Pala, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1983 | Cessna 170B | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170A | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1983 | Cessna 170 | Moundridge, Kansas, United States | Russell P. Groves | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 206 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |