From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot at 800 ft. cruise from Z13 to tlt with 600 lbs freight and 240 lbs. Fuel. Four miles from village landing, pilot heard a couple loud knocks followed with rough running engine. Pilot turned toward the frozen river and selected the engine mixture to rich. Switching the fuel tank selectors still did not solve the engine problem. About 15 seconds later the engine failed. The pilot applied the emergency procedures and landed safely on the river with no aircraft damage about 3 miles below tlt airport. The pilot and cargo were picked up by a truck from the village.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AT 800 FT. CRUISE FROM Z13 TO TLT WITH 600 LBS FREIGHT AND 240 LBS. FUEL. FOUR MILES FROM VILLAGE LANDING, PILOT HEARD A COUPLE LOUD KNOCKS FOLLOWED WITH ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT TURNED TOWARD THE FROZEN RIVER AND SELECTED THE ENGINE MIXTURE TO RICH. SWITCHING THE FUEL TANK SELECTORS STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE ENGINE PROBLEM. ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND LANDED SAFELY ON THE RIVER WITH NO AIRCRAFT DAMAGE ABOUT 3 MILES BELOW TLT AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND CARGO WERE PICKED UP BY A TRUCK FROM THE VILLAGE.
Other reports on N70076 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.