# Accident 19840513016759A: Cessna 170, Victoria, TX, May 13, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Airport: Ball
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8812° N, 97.0205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Ball Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8812&lon=-97.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2539V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2539V-2000-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 868 total, 734 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513016759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH FENCE AND SMALL TREES AFTER ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER LONG FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 FTW84LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA232), May 13, 1984: Cessna 170 (N2539V), Victoria, TX, substantial damage

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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