# Accident 19791215041179A: Cessna 170, Johnson City, TX, December 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1979, 12:10 local time
- Place: Johnson City, TX
- Airport: Coleman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2721° N, 98.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnson City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2721&lon=-98.4071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4153V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4153V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215041179A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LOOSE GRAVEL. VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. LOW TAIL WHEEL TIME.

## 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 FTW80DRG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG12), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 170 (N4153V), Johnson City, TX, 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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