- Date
- April 15, 1982, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Worden, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3415DCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820415011859A
- Case key
- 73095
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that the carburetor heat control became inoperative while on a cross-country flight. The weather conditions were conducive to the formation of carburetor ice. A decision was made to land in an alfalfa field while the engine was still operative. One pass was made over the intended landing area. During a go-around and a pattern for landing, the engine lost all power. The pilot was unable to glide to the intended landing area and crash landed in the only available open field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3415D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- Z6958
- Airframe hours
- 2,400
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Howard S. Hash
- Registered owner
- Howard S. Hash
- Departed
- Forsyth, MT
- Destination
- Billings, MT
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,705 total · 30 in this make and model · 2,565 as pilot in command · 111 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 126 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.