# Accident 19940918028319A: Cessna 170, Lakeville, MN, September 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6706° N, 93.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6706&lon=-93.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4271V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4271V-1996-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028319A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. STRUCK KNOWN AND VISIBLE POWERLINE ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND FUEL PUMP AND STRAINER HAD CONTAMINATES.

## 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 CHI94LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA336), Sep 18, 1994: Cessna 170 (N4271V), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequate pre-flight inspection by the pilot when he did not insure that all the water was drained from the airplane's fuel tanks. Factors associated with this accident were contaminated fuel and…

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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