- Date
- March 25, 1990, 13:39 local (21:39 UTC)
- Place
- Republic, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4130VCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900325005179A
- Case key
- 41101
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Probable cause
Improper inspection and airworthiness certification of the aircraft on the last annual inspection by an FAA authorized repair station, the inadequate engine performance and low cylinder compression, and the pilots attempt to takeoff with known aircraft deficiencies. The rising terrain at the end of the runway was a factor.
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 pilot made a takeoff in the acft with a known deficiency of low engine compression and lost control attempting to clear low hills at the end of the rwy. The aircraft stalled and nosed into a hillside. The aircraft had been certified as airworthy on annual inspection with unacceptable compression on two cylinders.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4130V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18462
- Airframe hours
- 3,450
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William E. Denton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 7, 1989 · 4 hours before
- Airport
- WA48 · Ferry County, runway 34, 3,480 × 60 ft, gravel
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 63S, 33 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.