# Accident 19930612017969A: Cessna 170, Mooresville, NC, June 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1993, 10:20 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Lake Norman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5690° N, 80.8093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5690&lon=-80.8093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1619D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1619D) (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 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 138 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612017969A

## Narrative

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

LOST RPMS ON FINAL. ELECTED TO GO AROUND. ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. HIT TREES. HAIN AND SAND RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW.

## 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 ATL93LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA109), Jun 12, 1993: Cessna 170 (N1619D), Mooresville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR MAINTENANCE PRACTICES DURING THE REBUILDING OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH ALLOWED THE FUEL SYSTEM TO BECOME CONTAMINATED AND RESULTED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION OF THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N1619D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770205001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205001789A), Feb 5, 1977: Cessna 170B (N1619D), AL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730819026559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819026559A), Aug 19, 1973: Cessna 170A (N1619D), Gadsden, AL, Substantial damage. L tire went flat,plt lost ctl.

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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