ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133662
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| Date: | Saturday 5 September 1998 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Craig M. Dominick |
| Registration: | N4368M |
| MSN: | 26685 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1661 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Alsworth, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot was on a cross country training flight. He stated that the airplane had been experiencing symptoms of carburetor ice, so he decided execute an off airport landing on a ridgetop gravel landing site to inspect the engine. The winds were light and variable. After landing, the tires hit a rut, he applied brakes, and the airplane nosed over. He indicated that fuel ran out of the tank vent, located just above the windscreen, and down over the engine. The airplane caught fire and was destroyed. The Emergency Locator Transmitter was consumed in the fire, and he was rescued the following day.
Probable Cause: The solo student pilot's excessive application of brakes during taxi from landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, rough terrain, and the fuel leak from the fuel tank vent.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA142
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 September 1988 | N170LA | Private | 0 | Hope, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2024 10:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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