# Accident 19790102000109A: Cessna 170A, Hillsboro, MO, January 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2329° N, 90.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2329&lon=-90.5672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9951A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9951A-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total, 106 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000109A

## Narrative

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

FUEL STRAINER WAS FULL OF WATER AND ICE CRYSTALS. HIT WIRE ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MKC79FCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA06), Jan 2, 1979: Cessna 170A (N9951A), Hillsboro, MO, substantial damage

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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