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NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 170B · Italio River, AK · June 9, 1980

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 9, 1980
Place
Italio River, AK · ITALIO RIVER, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3452CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800609024079A
Case key
130317

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NTSB brief

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0010   80/6/9    ITALIO RIVER,AK     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1630
        TIME - 1000                    N3452C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 645 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YAKUTAT,AK                  ITALIO RIVER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N3452C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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Other investigations on N3452C · 1

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