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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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