# Accident 20210418006489A: Cessna 170B, Curtis, NE, April 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2021, 19:45 local time
- Place: Curtis, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6388° N, 100.4734° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6388&lon=-100.4734&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2955D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2955D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 885 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210418006489A

## Narrative

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

AFTER REFUELING AIRCRAFT AT K47V PILOT DEPARTED AND SHORTLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD SOUTH OF K47V.

## 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 CEN21LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA206), Apr 19, 2021: Cessna 170B (N2955D), Curtis, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination of the airplane’s fuel supply which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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