Cessna 170B accident near Kenai, AK
On July 31, 2004, a Cessna 170B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kenai, AK. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 31, 2004
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 60.774°N, 151.902°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040806X01157
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 30, 2004, about 1815 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Cessna 170B airplane, N2269D, sustained substantial damage during a collision with terrain following an in-flight loss of control, about 26 miles northeast of Kenai, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The private pilot and the three passengers received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed the Kenai Airport, Kenai, about 1800. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on August 4, the Alaska State Trooper who responded to the site, said a witness reported the airplane made two passes in opposite directions over the landing area, about two feet above the ground. The witness reported that on the second pass the airplane had a tailwind, and that during the initial climb after the pass, the airplane started a turn to the right, and the "wing stalled." The witness said the airplane rolled over and dove to the ground nose first, in a near vertical descent. During a telephone conversation with the NTSB IIC on July 31, the owner of the airplane said the pilot had borrowed the airplane to transport friends to the Kustatan River, about 26 miles northeast of Kenai, to go fishing. He said there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident. INJURIES TO PERSONS The pilot and the three passengers rece
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vs) while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and loss of control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
