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FAA incident report · Cessna 170 · Port Alsworth, AK · June 13, 1996

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Date
June 13, 1996 · 06:00 local
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Airport
Port Alsworth
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3236A
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental C1452
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,615 total
N3236ARegistered now · Cessna 170S/N 25880 · Built 1953Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 6-13-96 at approximately 6:00AM adt, N3236A piloted by the owner, john e. libby, jr., departed mri enroute to dlg, via lake clark when he experienced a complete engine failure over lake clark pass. An emergency landing was initiated and landed without further incident. The aircraft did not sustain any damage. Investigation revealed that the engine threw a rod.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 6-13-96 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00AM ADT, N3236A PILOTED BY THE OWNER, JOHN E. LIBBY, JR., DEPARTED MRI ENROUTE TO DLG, VIA LAKE CLARK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE OVER LAKE CLARK PASS. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE THREW A ROD.