Cessna 170B N2692D

Summary

On 21 May 2022 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2692D was involved in an accident near Big Lake, 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

21 May 2022 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Lake, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Big Lake Airport (PAGQ)

Coordinates

61.5695, -149.8547

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2692D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1952

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Big Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC22LA034

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during final approach which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at too low of an altitude to recover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while on final approach to landing at a private airstrip, he was slow to correct for a slower-than-normal airspeed. Subsequently, the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall, and descended into a swampy area short of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.