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| Date: | Friday 13 May 1983 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N170KM |
| MSN: | 19166 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3820 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prague, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ardmore, OK (KADM) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE TURNING TO BASE LEG FOR LANDING THE ENG QUIT. WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE ARPT, THE PLT SELECTED ANOTHER FIELD, BUT LANDED SHORT IN ROUGH TERRAIN. A LARGE QUANTITY OF WATER WAS FOUND IN THE ACFT'S FUEL TANKS WHICH WASTRACED TO A CONTAMINATED FUEL STORAGE TANK AT THE ACFT'S HOME BASE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW83LA233
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 November 1988 | N170KM | Reynolds & Cain Flying Service | 0 | Mccrory, AR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 09:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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