# Accident 20000507005089A: Cessna 170B, Delta Junction, AK, May 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2000, 18:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7010° N, 144.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7010&lon=-144.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N992EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N992EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000507005089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MAY 8, 2000 MR. FULTON WAS FLYING FROM VALDEZ, ALASKA, TO DELTA JUNCTION, ALASKA. ARRIVING AT DELTA JUNCTION, HE FLEW AROUND HIS HOUSE AND ON ROLL-OUT APPLIED POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND POWER UP, HE LINED UP ON THE HAY FIELD 1/4 MILE LONG AND 88 FEET WIDE WITH TREES ON ALL BORDERS FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE CROSS WIND DRIFTED THE A/C INTO THE TREES. THE A/C STRUCK 13 TREES AND CAME TO A REST ON A TREE STUMP. THE A/C ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AT PROP GROUND IMPACT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HE IMPACTED THE CONTROL YOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE A/C DID NOT ROLL OVER. THE PILOT EXITED THE A/C THROUGH THE PILOTS DOOR. THE A/C HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, TAIL AND GEAR BOX. THE ELT ACTIVATED ON IMPACT AND WAS TURNED OFF BY THE PILOT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA054), May 8, 2000: Cessna 170B (N992EZ), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced 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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