# Incident 19800403047119I: Cessna 170, Westport, CT, April 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Westport, CT
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1415° N, 73.3579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1415&lon=-73.3579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4292V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4292V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 60 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/19800403047119I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER FOUND IN TANKS.

## Other reports on N4292V (2)

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

- [Accident 19970719018969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719018969A), Jul 19, 1997: Cessna 170 (N4292V), Graham, WA, No damage. Aircrft experienced mechanical problems and made emergency landing in a field.
- [Accident 19830102000169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102000169A), Jan 2, 1983: Cessna 170 (N4292V), Plato Center, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in a gusty crosswind. Ran off runway and overturned.

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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