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N4551C accident description

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Crash location 64.813056°N, 147.854722°W
Nearest city Fairbanks, AK
64.837778°N, 147.716389°W
4.4 miles away
Tail number N4551C
Accident date 17 Aug 2012
Aircraft type Cessna 170B
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The private pilot stated that during the landing roll out, he looked down to turn off the carburetor heat. When he looked back up, he was on the left edge of the runway. He over corrected with right rudder, ground looped, and departed the right side of the runway onto the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop and runway excursion.

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