# NTSB Accident ANC09LA088
> **CESSNA 170B** · 2009-08-25 · Anchorage, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC09LA088
- **Event ID:** 20090825X90626
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-08-25
- **Location:** Anchorage, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.186943, -149.954437
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N6073V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to make an abrupt and steep low altitude turn just after takeoff, while attempting to return to his departure airport, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane’s engine access cowling was properly latched before takeoff.

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