# Accident 19891023042129A: Cessna 170B, New Boston, TX, October 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: New Boston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 94.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-94.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8188A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8188A-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891023042129A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS. SELECTED FIELD AND NOSED UP ON A TERRACE. ENGINE OK.

## 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 FTW90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA012), Oct 23, 1989: Cessna 170B (N8188A), New Boston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE DIRT BANK CONTACTED DURING THE LANDING IS CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8188A (1)

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

- [Accident 19910416011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910416011339A), Apr 16, 1991: Cessna STC170 (N8188A), Carlisle, AR, Substantial damage. Upset due to license revoked,took aircraft without permission and performed acrobatics. Stalled out of a snap roll.

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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