# NTSB Accident ANC03CA097
> **Cessna 170B** · 2003-08-18 · Sparrevohn, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC03CA097
- **Event ID:** 20030910X01511
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-18
- **Location:** Sparrevohn, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.810508, -161.43927
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N8016A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind, which resulted in collapse of the left main landing gear during the takeoff roll.  A factor was the crosswind.

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