N3492C is a 1954 Cessna 170B. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Cont Motor 0-300 SER rated at 145 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Anchorage, AK. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Nov 1956. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2014. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 72 years old
- 1 of 1,342 Cessna 170B
2014
1956
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On March 17, 2010, about 1530 Alaska daylight time, a ski-equipped Cessna 170B airplane, N3492C, sustained substantial damage when the main landing gear collapsed during taxi for takeoff, at Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal local flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airline transport pilot and sole passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on March 18, the pilot said he was taxiing for takeoff on Lake Hood when the right main landing gear leg broke near where the leg exits the fuselage. He said when the leg broke the right wing impacted the ground, bending the wing from the aileron outward toward the tip. He said there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.
During a meeting with the NTSB IIC on March 25, the pilot presented the broken gear leg to the IIC and an FAA air safety inspector. The break appeared to be a single linear break perpendicular to the leading edge of the gear leg. The break was about 6 inches from the gear leg mounting bolt hole, at the widest portion of the gear leg. No other damage was observed. The gear leg was retained by the FAA inspector for metallurgical examination.
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About the Cessna 170B
About the modelA four-seat, high-wing taildragger — essentially the tailwheel ancestor of the 172. The B model added the large flaps that give it its short-field reputation.