# Accident 20131008023699A: Cessna 170, Ridgely, MD, October 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ridgely, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9700° N, 75.8664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9700&lon=-75.8664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4216V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4216V-2018-02-13) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,660 total, 44 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131008023699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS GOING TO CONDUCT TOUCH AND GOES AT RIDGELY AIRPARK, MD.  HE CONDUCTED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT BUT AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE.  MADE OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA14LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA050), Oct 8, 2013: Cessna 170 (N4216V), Ridgely, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N4216V (1)

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

- [Accident 19940918028139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028139A), Sep 18, 1994: Cessna 170 (N4216V), St Anne, IL, Substantial damage. Loud engine knock and loud bang. Cowling separated. Hit pole landing on road. NR2 cyl had fractured. Recent 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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