Plane Crash List

Cessna 170 N2565V

18 February 1983 · Pleasonton, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 February 1983 at about 01:35 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N2565V, operated by Craig Rowe, was involved in an accident near Pleasonton, California, 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.

The record

Date
at 01:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Pleasonton, California, United States
Coordinates
37.6501, -121.8509
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N2565V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Craig Rowe
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Hayward → Livermore
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA105

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A STREET CURB DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING CLIMB-OUT AT 3000 FEET THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO DECREASE. HE USED CARBURETOR HEAT AS THE ENGINE LOST POWER TO 1000 RPM. HE ALSO SWITCHED TANKS FROM BOTH TO LEFT AND RIGHT TANK SELECTIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. WHEN HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE THE RPM INCREASED MOMENTARILY BUT THEN THE ENGINE QUIT OPERATING. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A NEW BUSINESS PARK CONSTRUCTION AREA. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY THE OPERATOR AND INSURANCE REPRESENTATIVE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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