# Accident 19881119051379A: Cessna 170A, Mccrory, AR, November 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Mccrory, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2504° N, 91.1891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2504&lon=-91.1891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881119051379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. OVERSHOT A NEARBY RURAL STRIP ON LANDING AND STRUCK A DITCH. HAD A PASSENGER.

## 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 MKC89LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA030), Nov 19, 1988: Cessna 170A (N170KM), Mccrory, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N170KM (1)

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

- [Accident 19830513074149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513074149A), May 13, 1983: Cessna 170A (N170KM), Prague, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit at cruise altitude. Crash landed short of airport runway. Water in fuel due to water in storage tank.

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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