Cessna 170B N2583C
27 August 2013 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 August 2013 at about 19:23 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2583C was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 19:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field (MRI)
- Coordinates
- 61.2081, -149.8375
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2583C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC13CA086
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during takeoff, resulting in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was taking off from a gravel airstrip in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the takeoff roll, the pilot said that the airplane began to veer to the left despite his attempts to correct with right rudder. He decreased the engine power, but the left wheel caught a berm, and the airplane ground looped, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2013 | Cessna 170 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | Suttmeier Robert | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 170B | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Stone Robert D | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Cessna 170 | Burnet, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Cessna 170A | Victoria, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Cessna 170B | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Poirier Dennis L | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna 170B | San Carlos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2013 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Thorne Bay, Alaska, United States | Promech Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2013 | Cessna U206G | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2013 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Joe Schuster | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2013 | Zenith 701 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Whedbee Kenneth Mikel Trustee | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2013 | Piper PA-31-350 | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air, INC | No injuries | - |