Cessna 170B accident near Portland, OR
On May 1, 2005, a Cessna 170B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Portland, OR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 1, 2005
- Place
- Portland, OR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.605°N, 122.726°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050504X00552
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 30, 2005, at 2011 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 170B, N6352Y, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Portland, Oregon. The private pilot, the sole person on board, was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal, cross-country flight that originated from Spangle, Washington, at approximately 1700. A flight plan had not been filed. Friends of the pilot stated that he had departed Pearson Field (VUO), Vancouver, Washington, at approximately 0755 on the morning of the accident to attend a high school reunion at Spangle, Washington. On his return flight, he had stopped at Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), Pullman, Washington, and purchased 26.2 gallons of fuel [the airplane had a 21 gallon tank in each wing; the service personnel at Pullman said that both fuel tanks were "topped off."] Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data, from Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon, first identified the airplane at 1900:04, at 6,500 feet, approximately 8 nautical miles (nm) north of Hood River, Oregon. The radar data indicates that the airplane flew parallel to the Columbia River towards Battle Ground VOR, but at the county line between Skamania and Clark counties, the airplane began to veer north towards Woodland, Washington. At 1956:01, the airplane was headed south towards Pearson Airpark at 2,600 feet. For the next 15 minutes, the airplane completed several meandering 360 degree turns and progressed south towards the Columbia River. The l
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to control the airplane due to his incapacitation (carbon monoxide poisoning) from a deteriorated engine exhaust muffler. A contributing factor was the inadequate annual inspection by other maintenance personnel.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
