- Date
- September 19, 1969
- Place
- Alderwod Mnr, WA · ALDERWOD MNR, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2534VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156895
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3971 69/9/19 ALDERWOD MNR,WASH CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 171 TIME - 2015 N2534V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHA LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALDERWOD MNR,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING DITCHING LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- ACFT SUBMERGED IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2534V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Martha Lake
N2534VRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2014 · Cessna 170Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 series
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Other investigations on N2534V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA04LA050Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHerron, WAThe failure of the left muffler while maneuvering, resulting in a carbon monoxide leak into the cabin rendering the pilot incapacitated, and the subsequent uncontrolled descent and impact with water.NTSB SEA98LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAuburn, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions. A related factor was gusty crosswinds.