- Date
- July 6, 1986, 16:30 local (Jul 7, 1986, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tekanika River, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3162BCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860706030259A
- Case key
- 4697
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft nosed over during the forced landing which followed a total loss of pwr. The plt reported he noted a decrease in oil pressure during cruise flt just prior to the pwr loss. Examination of the acft eng revealed that the #6 cylinder push rod had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3162B
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25404
- Airframe hours
- 1,886
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Timbre Houlton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1986 · 50 hours before
- Destination
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 435 total · 211 in this make and model · 399 as pilot in command · 122 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3162B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.