Cessna 170B N3415D

Summary

On 15 April 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3415D, operated by Howard S. Hash, was involved in an accident near Worden, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 April 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Worden, Montana, United States

Coordinates

45.8892, -108.0902

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N3415D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Howard S. Hash

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Forsyth → Billings

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA060

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BECAME INOPERATIVE WHILE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. A DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND IN AN ALFALFA FIELD WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL OPERATIVE. ONE PASS WAS MADE OVER THE INTENDED LANDING AREA. DURING A GO-AROUND AND A PATTERN FOR LANDING, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE TO THE INTENDED LANDING AREA AND CRASH LANDED IN THE ONLY AVAILABLE OPEN FIELD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.