# NTSB Accident ANC97LA130
> **Cessna 170A** · 1997-08-24 · ILIAMNA, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA130
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08539
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-24
- **Location:** ILIAMNA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.859298, -154.030776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170A
- **Registration:** N9540A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve and overload failure of the right main landing gear.  Factors related to the accident were: the crosswind, and sudden windshift.

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