- Date
- February 2, 1976
- Place
- Cordelia, CA · CORDELIA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4245VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760202003379A
- Case key
- 152851
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0305 76/2/2 CORDELIA,CA CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 1731 TIME - 1500 N4245V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 578 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARIBALDI BROS. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDELIA,CA NAPA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SEL ON EMPTY TANK. ADEQUATE FUEL IN OTHER TANK. SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON BOTH FOR TAKEOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4245V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Garibaldi Bros.
N4245VRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2009 · Cessna 170Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.