# Accident 20011005029229A: Cessna 170, Bennettsville, SC, October 5, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 5, 2001, 13:15 local time - Place: Bennettsville, SC - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.6296° N, 79.6793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6296&lon=-79.6793&mi=10 - Aircraft: N4180V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4180V-2019-10-21) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170 - Reported engine: CONT O300D - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 4,454 total, 300 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA006) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011005029229A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) THE FLIGHT BEGAN AT THE MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT, NC. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND A FRIEND WENT TO STANTON'S FLY-IN BARBEQUE, NEAR BENNETTSVILLE, SC. UPON DEPARTING STANTON'S, THE ENGINE WAS QUITTING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NEVER GOT ABOVE 250 FEET. HE TRIED USING THE ENGINE PRIMER TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT TO NO AVAIL. (.4) ON OCTOBER 5, 2001, ABOUT 1315 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 170, N4180V, REGISTERED TO VEGA AERO SERVICES, INC., EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BENNETTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 2 MINUTES EARLIER. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS 25 MINUTES ON TWO SEPARATE FLIGHTS SINCE THE FUEL TANKS WERE FILLED. THE FIRST FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS DURATION TAKING PLACE 1 DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE SECOND FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES AND TOO K PLACE EARLIER ON THE ACCIDENT DATE DEPARTING WITH NEARLY FULL FUEL IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND APPROXIMATELY1 HOUR OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WITH THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED TO THE "BOTH" POSITION, THE ENGINE QUIT WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE FOR A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD AND WHILE IN A FOWARD SLIP; THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE RIGHT WING THEN CONTACTED THE DITCH AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE OUT THE RIGHT DOOR. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT/OWNER WHO IS ALSO AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE VENT LINE WHICH CONNECTS TO BOTH FUEL TANKS WAS BLOCKED NEAR THE LEFT WING ROOT AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE AND THE FUEL STRAINER WAS FOUND TO BE KINKED AND FOREIGN MATTER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE KINKED LINE. THE OWNER/PILOT REPORTED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE LINE WAS NOT THE RESULT OF THE FORCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. ## 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 MIA02LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA006), Oct 5, 2001: Cessna 170 (N4180V), Bennettsville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The blockage of the fuel vent and also the collapsed fuel supply line resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Other reports on N4180V (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20171210022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171210022949I), Dec 10, 2017: Cessna 170 (N4180V), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. A 1948 Cessna, 170 aircraft left its home base airport at pilot country (X05). The crew of two flew to brooksville (kbkv) to complete some touch and goes… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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