# Incident 19780307014059I: Cessna 170B, Avon Park, FL, March 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2747C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2747C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307014059I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MISUSED FUEL SYSTEM (MODIFIED BY STC), AND INDUCED ENGINE STOPPAGE.

## Other reports on N2747C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751210042051A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751210042051A), Dec 10, 1975: Cessna 170B (N2747C), Salter Path, NC, Substantial damage. Both plts had radio comm with each other.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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