# Accident 19881117051109A: Cessna 170, Batavia, OH, November 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1988, 16:30 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Airport: Clermont County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0691° N, 84.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0691&lon=-84.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4137V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4137V-2013-11-15) (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: 3,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117051109A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION AIRPORT. STRAINER DRAIN LEAKED. PILOT USING LEADED AUTO FUEL NOT AUTHORIZED BY STC

## 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 ATL89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA040), Nov 17, 1988: Cessna 170 (N4137V), Batavia, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4137V (1)

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

- [Accident 19800807035549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807035549A), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 170 (N4137V), Lake Winnebago, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Crash-landed off airport. Leaky "o" rings on gas caps allowed water in fuel.

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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