# Accident 19960622016619A: Cessna 170A, Southside, AL, June 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Southside, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8891° N, 86.0200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8891&lon=-86.0200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9230A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9230A-2013-06-13) (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: FRNKLN 6A335B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 127 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960622016619A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOTED LOST OIL PRESSURE. HEARD ROD FAILURE. HIGH AND DOWNWIND APPROACH TO STRIP. RAN OFF END.

## 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 MIA96LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA161), Jun 22, 1996: Cessna 170A (N9230A), Southside, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of an oil line between the engine and the oil cooler, which resulted in loss of oil, oil starvation, and subsequent seizure of the engine. Factors relating to the accident were: the effects…

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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