# Incident 19971221044159I: Cessna 170, Oswego, NY, December 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Oswego, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4581° N, 76.5037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oswego, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4581&lon=-76.5037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9703A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9703A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971221044159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 21, 1997, AT 1615 EST, A CESSNA 170-A, N9703A, S/N 19164, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE WHILE IN CRUISE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT OUT FOR REPAIR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FULTON/OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9703A (1)

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

- [Incident 19950904035729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950904035729I), Sep 4, 1995: Cessna 170 (N9703A), Fulton, NY, Minor damage. Ground looped on landing.

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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