Cessna 170B N2758D

Summary

On 25 November 2009 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2758D, operated by James Johnson, was involved in an accident near Durham, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 November 2009 at 17:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.8411, -78.9686

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2758D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James Johnson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Apex → Charlottesville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10LA077

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of engine power in flight and a fire in the engine compartment for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after departure the airplane’s engine began to run rough. The pilot attempted unsuccessfully to troubleshoot the problem before initiating a return to the departure airport. During the return, the pilot noticed smoke coming from the right side of the engine that got progressively worse before the engine lost total power. After realizing that he would not be able to make it to the airport, the pilot performed a forced landing in a pasture where the airplane was completely consumed by the postcrash fire with the exception of the tail section. The extensive fire damage to the engine and forward part of the airframe precluded determination of the fire’s ignition source.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.