Cessna 170B N4380B
23 September 2020 · Big Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 2020 at about 03:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N4380B, operated by Daniel Elias, was involved in an accident near Big Lake, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.5874, -150.3984
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N4380B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1955
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Daniel Elias
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC20LA099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat while flying in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During a landing to a remote off-airport gravel bar located along a river, while at about 20 ft above ground level, the airplane’s engine lost power. The engine then surged briefly before a total loss of engine power occurred. Subsequently, the airplane landed short of the gravel bar in the river and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. A postaccident examination revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions. A postaccident engine run was successfully performed. A non-aviation fuel tank was installed on the top of the fuselage to provide a fuel source. Air was applied to the fuel lines to provide pressure to ensure proper fuel flow, no contaminates were noted in the fuel lines. The temperature and dew point were entered into a carburetor icing probability chart, which coincided with the “serious icing in glide power” category.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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