# Accident 19880703024959A: Cessna 170, Marble Falls, TX, July 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1988, 20:35 local time
- Place: Marble Falls, TX
- Airport: Horseshoe Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5704° N, 98.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5704&lon=-98.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2642V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2642V-2014-09-25) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 215 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703024959A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO LAND IN STRONG SURFACE WINDS. WING HIT GROUND ON THE FLARE. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND BACKED INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA128), Jul 4, 1988: Cessna 170 (N2642V), Marble Falls, 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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