# Accident 20190127000389A: Cessna 170, Yakima, WA, January 27, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2019, 16:15 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal/Mcallister
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4458° N, 120.3639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4458&lon=-120.3639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4087V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4087V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190127000389A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA126), Jan 27, 2019: Cessna 170 (N4087V), Selah, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing and impact…

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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