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Cessna 170 N4549C

31 March 1997 · Manley Hot Sprn, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 March 1997 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4549C was involved in an accident near Manley Hot Sprn, Alaska, United States. 2 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Manley Hot Sprn, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N4549C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fairbanks → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC97LA050

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor was the soft snow.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he landed his ski equipped airplane on a frozen, snow covered runway. During the latter portion of the landing roll, the right ski broke through the soft snow, and the right main landing gear collapsed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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