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Cessna 170B N4493B

29 July 2022 · Fairbank's, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 July 2022 at about 02:17 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N4493B was involved in an accident near Fairbank's, Alaska, United States. 3 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 02:17
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbank's, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Fairbanks International Airpor (PAFA)
Coordinates
64.8154, -147.8567
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N4493B
Category
Airplane
Year built
1955
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR22LA289

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the takeoff ground roll he did not apply enough right rudder input to compensate for the propellers asymmetric blade effect. The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and ground looped. The right wing and horizontal stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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