# Accident 20130609010009A: Cessna 170, Plainville, CT, June 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2013, 13:20 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6869° N, 72.8586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6869&lon=-72.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2585V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2585V-2015-02-04) (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 C145-2 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 409 total, 55 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130609010009A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9, 2013 AT 1320 ZULU HRS. A PRIVATE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N2585V MODEL CE-170 S/N 18090 OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT RULES DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER (CARBURATOR ICE) DURING HIS FINAL DESCENT TO RUNWAY 02 AT ROBERTSON FIELD, PLAINVILLE, CT (4B8).   THE FINAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT LOCATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. ADJACENT TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 02 IN A WOODED MARSH AREA.  THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER AT THE DRAINING POINTS OF BOTH WINGS, GASCULATOR FILTER BOWL AND CARBURATOR.  A DAY LATER AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM THE ACCIDENT SCENE, IT WAS NOTED THAT WATER WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AT THE WING PORT FROM A RAINSTORM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.  AN ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

## 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 ERA13LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA276), Jun 9, 2013: Cessna 170 (N2585V), Plainville, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s overflight of the landing runway during a forced landing after a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight which resulted in his failure to…

## Other reports on N2585V (2)

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

- [Incident 19920509024409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920509024409I), May 9, 1992: Cessna 170 (N2585V), Syracuse, NY. Engine RPM low and engine hesitation on local flight. Landed safely. Drained fuel system. Returned to service.
- [Accident 19880520031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520031379A), May 20, 1988: Cessna 170 (N2585V), Cassville, MO, Substantial damage. Forced landing in field after engine failure. Hit trees. Carb heat not used in icing conditions. Water in fuel.

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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