# Accident 20010106000729A: Cessna 170A, Eastsound, WA, January 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2001, 15:17 local time
- Place: Eastsound, WA
- Airport: Orcas Island Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.6202° N, 122.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6202&lon=-122.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1703D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1703D-2012-08-10) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010106000729A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA035), Jan 6, 2001: Cessna 170A (N1703D), Eastsound, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N1703D (1)

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

- [Incident 19900527045249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900527045249I), May 27, 1990: Cessna 170A (N1703D), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Right tire came off the right main landing gear rim while conducting touch and go landings.

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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