# Accident 20060624014299A: Cessna 170A, Atwood, IL, June 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2006, 12:45 local time
- Place: Atwood, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8033° N, 88.4908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8033&lon=-88.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9204A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9204A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060624014299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N9204A REPORTED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A PRIVATE AIRPORT NORTH OF ATWOOD, ILLINOIS FOR LANDING, AND WHILE STILL APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES FROM THAT FACILITY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE BEAN FIELD, ROLLED FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, AND OVERTURNED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND TAIL ASSEMBLY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT DURING THIS EVENT.

## 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 CHI06CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA167), Jun 24, 2006: Cessna 170A (N9204A), Atwood, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during approach due to carburetor ice and the uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing which caused the airplane to nose over. Weather conducive to carburetor…

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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