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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Conroe, TX · September 14, 1979

Date
September 14, 1979 · 14:20 local
Place
Conroe, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4922
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRA40
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental O300C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,150 total150 in this make and model320 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engiine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Landed in farm field. Struck ditch. Flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGIINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.LANDED IN FARM FIELD.STRUCK DITCH.FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.