Cessna 170 N2690V

Summary

On 9 September 2008 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N2690V, operated by Zesiger Wendell H, was involved in an accident near Ruby, 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.

Date

9 September 2008 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ruby, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.0000, -155.8333

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N2690V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Zesiger Wendell H

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Pole → Ruby

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC08CA121

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, while operating at a reduced engine power while maneuvering in carburetor icing conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was making a personal cross-country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91. He said he was circling an off airport landing site at a reduced power setting, and when he applied throttle the engine quit. The pilot reported that during taxi for takeoff prior to the flight, the airplane's engine had carburetor ice, and he felt that this was what caused the engine to quit since he had not applied carburetor heat when he reduced power. The airplane made an emergency descent and impacted on muskeg. During the landing, the main landing gear attachments and left wing were damaged. The pilot indicated that there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.