Plane Crash List

Cessna 170 N3864V

8 July 1986 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 July 1986 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N3864V, operated by Jerry Cain, was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
64.8098, -147.7197
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N3864V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jerry Cain
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
N. Iniakuk Lake → Fairbanks
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC86LA104

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 PLT REPORTED EXPERIENCING A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR DURING CRUISE FLT. HE STATED HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND WAS TEMPORARILY ABLE TO REGAIN PWR BEFORE EXPERIENCING A SECOND TOTAL LOSS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTED DURING THE FORCED LANDING. DURING POST ACCIDENT TESTS THE ACFT ENG WAS STARTED AND OPERATED SUCCUSSFULLY. THE PLT REPORTED HE SHOULD HAVE MONITORED THE CARB HEAT MORE CLOSELY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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