# Accident 20160103001349A: Cessna 170B, Ingleside, TX, January 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ingleside, TX
- Airport: Mccampbell-Porter Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5400° N, 97.1200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5400&lon=-97.1200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3035A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3035A-2019-09-06) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160103001349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT RUNWAY 31. ENGINE LOST POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT. AGL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, BUT WHEN COULD NOT, TURNED THE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT OVER TO SECOND PILOT. SECOND PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TOWARD AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED ADJACENT TO AIRPORT IN A BRUSHY MUDDY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WING LEADING EDGES, MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCTURE, LEFT FUSELAGE AREAS, PROPELLER DAMAGE, UNDER CARRIAGE DAMAGE. PILOT REPORTED HE HAD CARBURATOR ICING. INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED FUEL IN BOTH TANKS. RAN ENGINE AND MAINTAINED POWER FOR TRIAL RUN APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES. FOUND ENGINE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF ACTUAL LOSS OF POWER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. INVESTIGATION REVEILED ENGINE HAD UNDERGONE MAJOR MAINTENANCE  (CYLINDER REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT) PERFORMED BY BOTH PILOTS INVOLVED IN CRASH. BOTH PILOTS WERE NOT CERTIFICATED AS POWERPLANT MECHANICS AND AIRCRAFT HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE BY PROPERLY RATED MECHANIC. FIRST PILOT BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW HAD BEEN EXPIRED. SECOND PILOT BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW HAD BEEN EXPIRED, SECOND PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN EXPIRED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK TO OWNERS ON 01/05/2016.

## 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 CEN16LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA078), Jan 3, 2016: Cessna 170B (N3035A), Ingleside, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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