# NTSB MKC89LA030: Cessna 170A, N170KM, Mccrory, AR, November 19, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 19, 1988, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Mccrory, AR
- Coordinates: 35.250442, -91.189064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2504&lon=-91.1891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC89LA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34727/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA030

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, cruise
  - weather condition - carburetor icing conditions (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - rain (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - carburetor heat - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel system,carburetor - ice (cause)
- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, go-around (vfr)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170KM), registered now, S/N 19166, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19166
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881119051379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119051379A), Nov 19, 1988: Cessna 170A, Mccrory, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to carburetor ice. Overshot a nearby rural strip on landing and struck a ditch. Had a passenger.

## Other investigations on N170KM (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA233), May 14, 1983: Cessna 170A (N170KM), Prague, OK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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