- Date
- November 19, 1988, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mccrory, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N170KMCessna 170A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881119051379A
- Case key
- 34727
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot and passenger said after about 10 minutes of local flight, they experienced a partial power loss. An emergency ldg was attempted on a near by rural strip, but the plt said he had excess airspeed and was unable to land successfully. The engine then failed completely and he made a forced ldg. He struck a canal ditch, then careened into a rice field, causing substantial damage to the acft. Post accident investigation revealed no malfunction of the engine or components, nor evidence of fuel starvation or contamination. Weather conditions at the time were 600 feet broken, 2 1/2 to 5 miles visibilty with light rain and fog. Temperature was 52 and the dew point was 51 degrees f. meteorological conditions were conducive for the probability of carburetor icing according to the 'icing probablilty charts'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N170KM
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19166
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Reynolds & Cain Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Reynolds & Cain Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 11, 1988
- Departed
- M60 · Augusta, AR
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 134 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 60 nm away
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 N170KM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.