ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369494
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| Date: | Saturday 19 November 1988 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | Reynolds & Cain Flying Service |
| Registration: | N170KM |
| MSN: | 19166 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-145-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mccrory, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Augusta, AR (M60) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER SAID AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF LOCAL FLIGHT, THEY EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED ON A NEAR BY RURAL STRIP, BUT THE PLT SAID HE HAD EXCESS AIRSPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO LAND SUCCESSFULLY. THE ENGINE THEN FAILED COMPLETELY AND HE MADE A FORCED LDG. HE STRUCK A CANAL DITCH, THEN CAREENED INTO A RICE FIELD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE OR COMPONENTS, NOR EVIDENCE OF FUEL STARVATION OR CONTAMINATION. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE 600 FEET BROKEN, 2 1/2 TO 5 MILES VISIBILTY WITH LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. TEMPERATURE WAS 52 AND THE DEW POINT WAS 51 DEGREES F. METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR THE PROBABILITY OF CARBURETOR ICING ACCORDING TO THE 'ICING PROBABLILTY CHARTS'.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA030
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 May 1983 | N170KM | Bob Snow | 0 | Prague, OK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 15:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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