# Accident 19900325005179A: Cessna 170, Republic, WA, March 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1990, 13:39 local time
- Place: Republic, WA
- Airport: Ferry County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5899° N, 118.7003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5899&lon=-118.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4130V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4130V-2012-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325005179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED AND CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE HAD A WEAK CYLINDER. PILOT HAD WORKED ON AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA90FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA057), Mar 25, 1990: Cessna 170 (N4130V), Republic, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSPECTION AND AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION BY AN FAA AUTHORIZED REPAIR STATION, THE INADEQUATE ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND LOW CYLINDER COMPRESSION,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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