# Accident 20150630013169A: Cessna 170, Bolton, MS, June 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2015, 12:45 local time
- Place: Bolton, MS
- Airport: John Bell Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3044° N, 90.4106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3044&lon=-90.4106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4027V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027V-2019-01-16) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,655 total, 19 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150630013169A

## Narrative

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

AS STATED BY THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH AND THE ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON A ROAD. DURING THE LANDING THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A WOODEN FENCEPOST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.  THE GROUND CAUSED BOTH WINGS TO IMPACT THE FENCE.

## 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 ERA15CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA256), Jun 30, 2015: Cessna 170 (N4027V), Raymond, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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