# Accident 19810802046829A: Cessna 170, Great Valley, NY, August 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Great Valley, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2145° N, 78.6364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2145&lon=-78.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4251V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4251V-2012-11-07) (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: 1,250 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810802046829A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN FIELD DUE TO SICK PASSENGER. LANDED DOWNWIND. STRUCK ROAD SIGN ON ATTEMPTED LATE GO AROUND.

## 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 NYC81FFJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ20), Aug 2, 1981: Cessna 170 (N4251V), Great Valley, NY, destroyed

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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