Cessna 170B N543AR
14 September 2012 · Bethel, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 2012 at about 02:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N543AR was involved in an accident near Bethel, 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kwethluk (PFKW)
- Coordinates
- 60.7894, -161.4261
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N543AR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bethel → Bethel
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC12CA105
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot reported that he was taking off on a gravel runway in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He said that during the takeoff roll, as the tail of the airplane came off the ground, the airplane started drifting to the left, and he overcompensated with right rudder, resulting in a ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2012 | Cessna 170B | San Jose, California, United States | Amelia Reid Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170 | Biddeford, Maine, United States | Hart William C | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170B | Pullman, Washington, United States | Inter-State Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170B | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2012 | Cessna 150G | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2012 | Piper PA-18-150 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Alsworth Anthony R | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Cessna 150F | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 18 Apr 2012 | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL | Valdez, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Maule M-5-210C | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |