Cessna 170 N90906
2 March 1985 · Newberry, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 March 1985 at about 22:48 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N90906, operated by TOM Roland, was involved in an accident near Newberry, Florida, 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 22:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newberry, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.6403, -82.6092
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N90906
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TOM Roland
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newberry → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA109
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 STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING ENG PROBLEMS SO HE LANDED ON A ROAD, REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, & UPON ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF THE ACFT FIRST STRUCK POWER LINES THEN COLLIDED WITH TREES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PLTS INITIAL ENG PROBLEM WAS A CLOGGED FUEL FILTER WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT BEFORE THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM THE ROAD WAS MADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 170A | Christmasvalley, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1985 | Cessna 170B | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1985 | Cessna 170A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1985 | Cessna 170B | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna 170B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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