# Accident 19900617021279A: Cessna 170A, Salina, UT, June 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1990, 20:15 local time
- Place: Salina, UT
- Airport: Salina Gunnison Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9498° N, 111.8299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9498&lon=-111.8299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9086A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9086A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617021279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. FORCE LANDED ON REMAINING RUNWAY BUT RAN OFF END. WATER IN FUEL. HAD SET OUT LENGTHY PERIOD

## 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 DEN90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA136), Jun 18, 1990: Cessna 170A (N9086A), Salina, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS AS A RESULT OF WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT, AND ROUGH TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE GROUND RUN, FOLLOWING…

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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