# Accident 19800807035549A: Cessna 170, Lake Winnebago, MO, August 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1980, 20:13 local time
- Place: Lake Winnebago, MO
- Airport: Lake Winnebago
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8211° N, 94.3623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Winnebago, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8211&lon=-94.3623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4137V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4137V-2013-11-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,570 total, 750 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807035549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. CRASH-LANDED OFF AIRPORT. LEAKY "O" RINGS ON GAS CAPS ALLOWED WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MKC80FCG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG40), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 170 (N4137V), Lake Winnebago, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N4137V (1)

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

- [Accident 19881117051109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117051109A), Nov 17, 1988: Cessna 170 (N4137V), Batavia, OH, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination airport. Strainer drain leaked. Pilot using leaded auto fuel not authorized by STC

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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