# NTSB UNK75X0103: Cessna 170B, N3101A, Ft Royale, Guadeloupe, February 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1975
- Place: Ft Royale, Guadeloupe · FT ROYALE,FRGU, Guadeloupe
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK75X0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK75X0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0006  75/2/18    FT ROYALE,FRGU      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N3101A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 3455 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2840 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JUAN,PR                 PT A PITRE,FRGU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOST OIL PR.SECURED ENG WHEN RUNNING ROUGH & SMOKING.HIT ROCK PILE.INVEST JURISDICTION GOVT FWI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3101A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3101A), registered now, S/N 25745, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750218042999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750218042999A), Feb 18, 1975: Cessna 170B, Ft Royale, Substantial damage. Lost oil PR.secured eng when running rough & smoking. Hit rock pile. Invest jurisdiction govt fwi.

## Other investigations on N3101A (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 MIA79DKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ03), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 170B (N3101A), Huntsville, AL, 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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