Cessna 170A accident near Port Angeles, WA
On January 27, 2021, a Cessna 170A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Port Angeles, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 27, 2021
- Place
- Port Angeles, WA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 48.286°N, 123.682°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210129102572
Official records · WPR21LA097
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 26, 2021 about 1640 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 170A airplane, N9114A, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Port Angeles, Washington. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot initially departed from Kodiak, Alaska the day before the accident with a final destination of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The day of the accident, the pilot refueled the airplane and departed from Ketchikan, Alaska, about 1000. During the flight, the pilot was in contact with his mother sending numerous text messages. Around 1525 the pilot sent a text stating that there was a severe headwind and expressed concern about having enough fuel to complete the flight. About 15 minutes later, the pilot stated that his GPS indicated he had been airborne for 5.7 hours and had another 1.1 hours of flight time until reaching his destination (equating to a landing time of 1647). He estimated that with a fuel burn between 6 to 10 gallons per hour that the airplane could make it to Port Angeles, but that the headwinds were slowing the airspeed and it was taking him longer than expected to navigate around numerous clouds. Around 1615, the pilot stated that his estimated time of arrival kept changing on his GPS because of the fluctuating wind, turbulence, and maneuvering to avoid clouds. A review of the radar data revealed that the airplane was on a southerly track, reaching the edge of the northern land mass at 1634. The radar data continued s
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning.
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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.
