Cessna 170A N9114A

Summary

On 27 January 2021 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9114A was involved in an accident near Port Angeles, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 January 2021 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Angeles, Washington, United States

Coordinates

48.2856, -123.6824

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N9114A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ketchikan → Port Angeles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA097

1 person died.

The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had departed on a long cross-country flight and stopped to refuel at which point he filled up both wing tanks and the pilot had modified the airplane with a tank in the fuselage. During the flight, the pilot sent text messages to a family member expressing concerns about having enough fuel to complete the flight. The pilot texted that the headwinds were stronger than he expected, he was encountering turbulence, and he was having to maneuver around clouds. Radar data showed that the airplane was over a 10 nautical mile wide body of water when the pilot made a mayday call stating that he was going into the water. The airplane ditched in the sea and was never recovered. The search and rescue efforts did not locate the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.