# Accident 20020223004749A: Cessna 170, Fredericksburg, VA, February 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2002, 18:25 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2667° N, 77.4492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2667&lon=-77.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3832V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3832V-2013-08-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020223004749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/23/02, AT 19:15 LOCAL TIME, A REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER THAT A CESSNA MODEL 170 CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 6. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FOREHEAD AND BROKE A BONE IN HIS HAND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT SHANNON AIRPORT (EZF), AFTER COMPLETING A ONE HOUR AND FORTY MINUTE LOCAL FLIGHT, AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT IN THE DOWNWIND. THE PILOT STATED WHEN TURNING FOR FINAL, HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE, AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY QUIT. HE ESTABLISHED A BEST GLIDE FOR LANDING AND STRUCK A RAILROAD TRACK EMBANKMENT TRENCH AT AN APPROXIMATE 90-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE EMBANKMENT, JUST BEFORE THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND ACCESS ROAD. THE PILOT STATED HE SHUT OFF ALL SWITCHES, BUT COULD NOT MOVE THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE TO THE OFF POSITION DUE TO THE LINKAGE BEING BENT FROM THE IMPACT. HEARING THE FUEL RUNNING, HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, WALKED TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH AIRPORT PERSONNEL, WHO WERE ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL.

## 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 IAD02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA034), Feb 23, 2002: Cessna 170 (N3832V), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unauthorized modification of the air control box by unknown persons, and the failure of subsequent mechanics to note and correct the deficiency. Factors included the carburetor icing conditions…

## Other reports on N3832V (1)

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

- [Accident 19751009032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751009032799A), Oct 9, 1975: Cessna 170 (N3832V), San Andreas, CA, Substantial damage. Plt,not an ip,allowed pax to make apch. Gusting to 25K. Hit log in grass beside rwy.

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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