Accident Cessna 170B N3162B, Sunday 6 July 1986

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Date:	Sunday 6 July 1986
Time:	16:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 170B
Owner/operator:	Timbre Houlton
Registration:	N3162B
MSN:	25404
Year of manufacture:	1952
Total airframe hrs:	1886 hours
Engine model:	Continental C-145
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Tekanika River, AK - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Fairbanks, AK (FAI)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING WHICH FOLLOWED A TOTAL LOSS OF PWR. THE PLT REPORTED HE NOTED A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE DURING CRUISE FLT JUST PRIOR TO THE PWR LOSS. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT ENG REVEALED THAT THE #6 CYLINDER PUSH ROD HAD FAILED.

Probable Cause:

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