- Date
- August 14, 1980
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3480DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800814036179A
- Case key
- 129212
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2630 80/8/14 NR.PALMER,AK CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 535 TIME - 1750 N3480D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ATTMPTD LND ON HWY,COL W PKD TRUCK.ENG REGAINED PWR BFR IMPACT.FUEL SUMPS NOT DRAINED BFR FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3480D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3480DRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2012 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3480D · 1
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