# Accident 19900223002789A: Cessna 170A, Gallup, NM, February 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5111° N, 108.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GALLUP MUNI (GUP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5111&lon=-108.7893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9130A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9130A) (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: 18,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900223002789A

## Narrative

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

REBUILT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB ON FIRST TEST HOP. 2 CYLINDERS SHOWED SCUFFING OF CYLINDER WALLS AND FLAKING

## 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 DEN90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA064), Feb 23, 1990: Cessna 170A (N9130A), Gallup, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER OPERATION OF THE ENGINE DURING PREFLIGHT PREPARATION, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGE TO INTERNAL COMPONENTS.

## Other reports on N9130A (1)

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

- [Accident 19770820024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820024209A), Aug 20, 1977: Cessna 170A (N9130A), Gallup, NM, 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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