Cessna 170A N170KM
14 May 1983 · Prague, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1983 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N170KM was involved in an accident near Prague, Oklahoma, 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 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prague, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Prague (OK19)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N170KM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ardmore → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA233
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
WHILE TURNING TO BASE LEG FOR LANDING THE ENG QUIT. WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE ARPT, THE PLT SELECTED ANOTHER FIELD, BUT LANDED SHORT IN ROUGH TERRAIN. A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT'S FUEL TANKS WHICH WASTRACED TO A CONTAMINATED FUEL STORAGE TANK AT THE ACFT'S HOME BASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1983 | Cessna 170A | Temple, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1983 | Cessna 170B | Near Pala, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1983 | Cessna 170B | Redding, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170A | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1983 | Cessna 170 | Moundridge, Kansas, United States | Russell P. Groves | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-23-160 | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | David W. Autrey | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1983 | Pitts S-1T | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1983 | Robinson R22 | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | Craig Manley | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1983 | Cessna 180K | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | FAA Academy | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-22 | Hennessey, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1983 | Cessna 310 | Fairview, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |