# Accident 20140104000539A: Cessna 170B, Nome, AK, January 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2014, 14:45 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7104° N, 164.6209° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7104&lon=-164.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8177A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8177A-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140104000539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC14CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA014), Jan 4, 2014: Cessna 170 - B (N8177A), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately remove water-contaminated fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8177A (1)

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

- [Accident 19820302001989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820302001989A), Mar 2, 1982: Cessna 170B (N8177A), Poorman, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on snow plowed runway with ice and bare spots. Ski equipped aircraft hit bare spot, slid into snowberm.

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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