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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Nome, AK · January 4, 2014

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Date
January 4, 2014 · 14:45 local
Place
Nome, AK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8177A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC14CA014
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total200 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N8177ARegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Cessna 170BS/N 25029Airframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft had just come out of an anuual inspection. The pic/mechanic and the owner of the aircraft took the aircraft on a test flight. The engine quit while about ten minutes into the test flight and the aircraft was significantly damaged due to the hard landing on the surface of the ice.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF AN ANUUAL INSPECTION. THE PIC/MECHANIC AND THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT ON A TEST FLIGHT. THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE ABOUT TEN MINUTES INTO THE TEST FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE HARD LANDING ON THE SURFACE OF THE ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC14CA014Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportNome, AKThe pilot's failure to adequately remove water-contaminated fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.Jan 4, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8177A · 1

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

Accident 19820302001989ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Poorman, AKLanded on snow plowed runway with ice and bare spots. Ski equipped aircraft hit bare spot, slid into snowberm.Mar 2, 1982 · Substantial damage