Cessna 170A N9086A
18 June 1990 · Salina, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1990 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9086A was involved in an accident near Salina, Utah, United States. 3 people were 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 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salina, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salina-Gunnison (44U)
- Coordinates
- 38.9498, -111.8299
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N9086A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN90LA136
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
POWER LOSS AS A RESULT OF WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT, AND ROUGH TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE GROUND RUN, FOLLOWING THE FORCED LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENIGNE LOST POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL. THE AIRPLANE LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, OVER RAN THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN BEYOND THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED IN THE COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. DURING A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION, MORE THAN A PINT OF WATER WAS DRAINED FROM THE GASCOLATOR AND FUEL TANKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1990 | Cessna 170B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Wilson, Richard H. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1990 | Cessna 170 | 40 W of Clear, Alaska, United States | Theodore F. Monroe | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 May 1990 | Cessna 170B | Haines, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1990 | Cessna 170B | Concord, California, United States | Kirk D. Heineman | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1990 | Cessna 170A | Healy, Alaska, United States | Bruce A. Rasmussen | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1990 | Cessna 170A | Elk Mountain, Wyoming, United States | Lewis R. Johnson | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1990 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172XP | Hurricane, Utah, United States | Mark/Lavinia Besolo | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | Stead, Robert T. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1990 | Cessna 205 | Bluff, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1990 | Cessna 152 | Delta, Utah, United States | Central Utah Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1990 | Luscombe 8F | Morgan, Utah, United States | Douglas H. Harris | No injuries | - |