20190127000389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Yakima, WA · January 27, 2019

Date
January 27, 2019 · 16:15 local
Place
Yakima, WA
Airport
Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4087V
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA126
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental C145 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine lost power near ykm airport and landed off-field. Pilot had neglected to engage the boost pump after switching tanks, which he believes caused the power loss. Aircraft was repaired on-site and flown out on 2 feb 2019.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER NEAR YKM AIRPORT AND LANDED OFF-FIELD. PILOT HAD NEGLECTED TO ENGAGE THE BOOST PUMP AFTER SWITCHING TANKS, WHICH HE BELIEVES CAUSED THE POWER LOSS. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED ON-SITE AND FLOWN OUT ON 2 FEB 2019.

NTSB investigation

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