# Accident 20110917030439A: Cessna 170, Pahrump, NV, September 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pahrump, NV
- Airport: Calvada Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2708° N, 115.9950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2708&lon=-115.9950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1677D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677D-2018-01-02) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,275 total, 104 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917030439A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING PHASE THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. HE STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND HE IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AN NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## 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 WPR11LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA457), Sep 17, 2011: Cessna 170 (N1677D), Pahrump, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during the landing approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N1677D (2)

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

- [Accident 19810703057849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703057849A), Jul 3, 1981: Cessna 170 (N1677D), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control and ground looped aircraft during landing.
- [Incident 19810627057039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627057039I), Jun 27, 1981: Cessna 170 (N1677D), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Tail wheel spring main leaf pn 0442107 failed on landing.

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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