Cessna 170B N4310B
7 March 1994 · Chugiak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1994 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N4310B, operated by Michael A. Petrie, was involved in an accident near Chugiak, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chugiak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.4109, -149.1708
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N4310B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael A. Petrie
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC94LA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION MAKING. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND THE DOWNDRAFT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO FLY 'UP VALLEY' WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS. HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO TURN OUT OF THE VALLEY. UNABLE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE VALLEY THE PILOT MADE A LANDING IN DEEP SNOW ON A STEEP INCLINE AT THE 3000 FT LEVEL, 100 FEET BELOW THE RIDGE LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1994 | Cessna 170A | Wolf Creek, Montana, United States | Schneider, Gregory M. | No injuries | - |
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| 6 May 1994 | Cessna 170A | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1994 | Cessna 170B | Redmond, Oregon, United States | Frank, Richard E. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1994 | Cessna 170B | Ramona, California, United States | David Miles | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,985 records for this type
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