# Accident 19781015036439A: Cessna 170A, Huntsville, AL, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Mills Moontown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3101A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3101A) (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 170A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,510 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015036439A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79DKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ03), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 170B (N3101A), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3101A (1)

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

- [Accident 19750218042999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750218042999A), Feb 18, 1975: Cessna 170B (N3101A), Ft Royale, Substantial damage. Lost oil PR.secured eng when running rough & smoking. Hit rock pile. Invest jurisdiction govt fwi.

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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