- Date
- February 17, 1983, 17:35 local (Feb 18, 1983, 01:35 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasonton, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2565VCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830217006409A
- Case key
- 23616
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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 collided with a street curb during an off airport forced landing. The pilot stated that during climb-out at 3000 feet the engine RPM began to decrease. He used carburetor heat as the engine lost power to 1000 RPM. He also switched tanks from both to left and right tank selections with no success. When he pumped the throttle the RPM increased momentarily but then the engine quit operating. He made a forced landing in a new business park construction area. Examination of the engine by the operator and insurance representative revealed no mechanical failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2565V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18070
- Engine
- Continental C-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Craig Rowe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 28, 1982
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Destination
- LVK · Livermore, CA
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 513 total · 30 in this make and model · 451 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.