# Accident 20050430006209A: Cessna 170B, Portland, OR, April 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2005, 20:11 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6047° N, 122.7258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6047&lon=-122.7258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6352Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6352Y-2007-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050430006209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FUEL EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL. NO FUEL IN TANKS. NO ODOR OF RESIDUAL FUEL UNDER, ON, OR NEAR THE AIRCRAFT. FUEL SELECTOR POSITION: RIGHT-HAND TANK. SPARK PLUG INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LEAN MIXTURE. MEDICAL EXAMINER SUSPECTS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING BECAUSE OF BLOOD COLOR, PINK AND NOT CRIMSON. PILOT OVERFLEW DESTINATION BY APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 MILES. SUSPECTED PILOT CARBON MONOXIDE INCAPACITATION CAUSING LACK OF JUDGEMENT.

## 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 SEA05FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA090), May 1, 2005: Cessna 170B (N6352Y), Portland, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to control the airplane due to his incapacitation (carbon monoxide poisoning) from a deteriorated engine exhaust muffler. A contributing factor was the inadequate annual…

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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