Cessna 170 N2583C

Summary

On 11 July 2021 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N2583C was involved in an accident near Rampart, 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.

Date

11 July 2021 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Rampart, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

65.4130, -150.0401

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N2583C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bettles → Birchwood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC21LA059

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he conducted an off-airport landing after the engine began to run rough; however, he stated to responding law enforcement that he was “testing the surface to see if it was suitable for landing” when the main landing gear contacted high vegetation and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. Postaccident examination of the airplane and a test run of the engine on the airframe revealed no evidence of any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.