# Accident 20220423012669A: Cessna 170B, Ravensdale, WA, April 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2022, 19:30 local time
- Place: Ravensdale, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3015° N, 121.8475° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3015&lon=-121.8475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4398B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4398B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220423012669A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/23/22, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FILLED UP THE FUEL TANKS AT ARLINGTON MUNI AIRPORT (KAWO). IT TOOK 36 GAL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM KAWO TO WHIDBEY AIR PARK (W10) TO PICK UP A PASSENGER. TOOK OFF FROM W10 TO FERRY CO. AIRPORT (R49). AIRCRAFT CRUISED AT 10,000 FEET. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER STAYED ON THE GROUND AT R47 FOR A FEW HOURS. PILOT FOUND SOME WATER ON THE PREFLIGHT AT R49. THE TANKS WERE SUMPED AND CLEARED FROM WATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED R49 TO ENUMCLAW AIRPORT (WA77). DURING THE DESCENT TO THE DESTINATION, AROUND 4,000 FEET, THE ENGINE QUIT. WHEN THE PILOT CHANGED THE AIRCRAFT'S ATTITUDE FOR BEST GLIDE, IT STARTED MOMENTARILY, BUT EVENTUALLY QUIT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON A RIVER BANK, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.///////

## 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 WPR22LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA166), Apr 24, 2022: Cessna 170B (N4398B), Ravensdale, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.

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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