ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213042
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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 2018 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4133V |
| MSN: | 18465 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3483 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C145 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Lake, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Big Lake, AK (BGQ) |
| Big Lake, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the approach to land on a gravel airstrip, he increased engine power to “extend the approach,” the airplane pitched up in a nose-high attitude, aerodynamically stalled, and yawed to the right. Subsequently, the airplane impacted a snowbank to the right side of the airstrip. A postcrash fire destroyed the airplane.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2018 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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