Cessna 170B N2989D

Summary

On 26 March 2009 at about 22:10 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2989D, operated by FOX Brian, was involved in an accident near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 March 2009 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Dillingham, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.9878, -158.6214

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2989D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

FOX Brian

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dillingham → Dillingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA026

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff and his failure to attain adequate airspeed to avoid an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum allowable gross weight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was taking off from a snow-covered area in a ski-equipped airplane for a personal local flight. The pilot said that he took off to the south, but that the snow conditions caused more drag than expected. He said that the airplane cleared the first part of the trees at the end of the takeoff area, but that the wing stalled and the right wing dropped. The airplane then clipped the top of the trees and descended, coming to rest on its right side. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane, and that he had packed down the takeoff area with a snow machine prior to taking off. He also reported that he aborted a takeoff to the northeast just before the accident takeoff to the south. In a written statement, the pilot reported the maximum gross weight of the airplane as 2200 pounds and its weight at the time of the takeoff as 2600 pounds.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.