# Accident 19830102000169A: Cessna 170, Plato Center, IL, January 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3461° N, 89.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLSON (5IL1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3461&lon=-89.2865&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
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total, 118 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102000169A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 CHI83LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA071), Jan 2, 1983: Cessna 170 (N4292V), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19800403047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800403047119I), Apr 3, 1980: Cessna 170 (N4292V), Westport, CT. Engine lost power due to fuel contamination. Excessive amount of water found in tanks.

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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