Cessna 170B N2491D
16 October 1985 · Tok, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1985 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2491D was involved in an accident near Tok, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tok, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gardner Creek
- Coordinates
- 63.1801, -143.0994
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2491D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tok → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC86LA005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 ELECTED TO LAND ON AN AIRSTRIP NEXT TO THE ALASKAN HIGHWAY. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS BRUSH ALONG THE EDGE OF THE STRIP WHICH WAS 'GROWN IN' & WAS HIGHER THAN HE HAD REALIZED. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED, THEN THE LEFT WING HIT A SMALL TREE WITH A DIAMETER OF 2 TO 2-1/2 INCHES. THE ACFT THEN TURNED & THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 170A | Christmasvalley, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1985 | Cessna 170B | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1985 | Cessna 170A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1985 | Cessna 170B | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna 170B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1985 | Bell 206BIII | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-12 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-31-350 | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | Bering Air | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-18 | Minto, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1985 | Cessna 152 | Elmendorf Afb, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |