# NTSB Accident ANC00LA031
> **Cessna 170B** · 2000-03-05 · BIG LAKE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC00LA031
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20574
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-05
- **Location:** BIG LAKE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.460819, -150.089767
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N2814C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff.  Factors in the accident were soft, snow-covered terrain, and an inadvertent ground loop.

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