# Incident 19830623065259I: Cessna 170, Grafton, ND, June 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1983, 18:10 local time
- Place: Grafton, ND
- Airport: Grafton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4139° N, 97.4062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grafton, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4139&lon=-97.4062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4230V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4230V-2013-09-28) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 50 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830623065259I

## Narrative

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

WATER AND SEDIMENT IN FUEL SYSTEM NOT ENTIRELY REMOVED. AIRCRAFT. MOISTURE ACCUMULATED DURING WINTER AND SPRING.

## Other reports on N4230V (1)

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

- [Accident 19751108037839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751108037839A), Nov 8, 1975: Cessna 170 (N4230V), Warsaw, ND, Substantial damage. Lndg on county road l wing struck road sign.

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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