Cessna 170B N992EZ
8 May 2000 · Delta Junction, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 2000 at about 02:40 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N992EZ was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.7010, -144.8896
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N992EZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Valdez → Delta Junction
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC00LA054
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo private pilot reported that while in cruise flight, about 600 feet above the ground, the engine RPM suddenly dropped to idle. Emergency engine procedures did not restore full engine power, and he selected a forced landing area that contained trees. The airplane sustained damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. An FAA airworthiness inspector who traveled to the accident scene reported that when he inserted a probe into the muffler, he noted 'there was something loose within the muffler.' The muffler assembly was subsequently removed from the airplane, and shipped to the NTSB investigator-in-charge. On May 15, the muffler assembly was cut open in the presence of the NTSB investigator-in-charge. An internal inspection revealed extensive thermal destruction of the internal baffling material. The baffling material that remained in the muffler measured about 4 inches by 3 inches. By placing the remaining material in various position over the exhaust port, the NTSB investigator was unable to position it in such a way that a blockage would occur.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2000 | Cessna 170B | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Marnie L. Starck | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2000 | Cessna 170B | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Cessna 170B | Alturus, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Cessna 170A | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2000 | Cessna 170B | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Cessna 170B | Dutch John, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2000 | Piper PA-18-160 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2000 | Cessna 207 | Kotlik, Alaska, United States | Larry's Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2000 | Cessna 180 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2000 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2000 | Piper PA-18-150 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | Trent R. Davey | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-22 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |