# NTSB CHI79FEI20: Cessna 170A, N4051V, Newton Falls, OH, April 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1979
- Place: Newton Falls, OH · NEWTON FALLS, OH
- Location: 41.1928° N, 80.9679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton Falls, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1928&lon=-80.9679&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0706  79/4/25    NEWTON FALLS,OH     CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 765
        TIME - 1835                    N4051V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWTON FALLS,OH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4051V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4051V-2017-10-26), registration cancelled 2017-10-26, S/N 18383, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790425007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790425007139A), Apr 25, 1979: Cessna 170A, Newton Falls, OH, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel selector had been removed. When replaced it had been rotated 90 deg.

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.

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