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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Eastsound, WA · January 6, 2001

Date: January 6, 2001 · 15:17 local
Place: Eastsound, WA
Airport: Orcas Island Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N1703D
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA01LA035
Reported as: Cessna 170A
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N1703DRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Cessna 170AS/N 20146 · Built 1951 Airframe modelCessna 170A Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Captain tompkins departed Orcas Island Airport and flew over the waters of puget sound at an altitude of 1000 feet for approx. 10 minutes before returning to the airport for landing. With the throttle at idle, captain tompkins turned base and added power. At this time captain tompkins noted no response from the engine. He pulled out carburetor heat, cycled the throttle, and switched fuel tanks to no avail. The engine never recovered and captain tompkins crashed about 700 yards short of runway 34.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CAPTAIN TOMPKINS DEPARTED ORCAS ISLAND AIRPORT AND FLEW OVER THE WATERS OF PUGET SOUND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000 FEET FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. WITH THE THROTTLE AT IDLE, CAPTAIN TOMPKINS TURNED BASE AND ADDED POWER. AT THIS TIME CAPTAIN TOMPKINS NOTED NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. HE PULLED OUT CARBURETOR HEAT, CYCLED THE THROTTLE, AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE NEVER RECOVERED AND CAPTAIN TOMPKINS CRASHED ABOUT 700 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY 34.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA01LA035Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEastsound, WAThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat prior to reducing engine power to idle while operating in serious carburetor icing conditions. Factors include serious carburetor icing conditions, and trees in the area where the pilot found it necessary to attempt…Jan 6, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1703D · 1

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

Incident 19900527045249ITouch And Go Landing · Everett, WARight tire came off the right main landing gear rim while conducting touch and go landings.May 27, 1990 · Minor damage