# NTSB DEN77DQA50: Cessna 170, N9130A, Gallup, NM, August 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1981  77/8/20    GALLUP,NM           CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 339
        TIME - 2040                    N9130A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALLUP,NM                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9130A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9130A), registered now, S/N 18889, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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
- Airport: Senator Clarke

## 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 19770820024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820024209A), Aug 20, 1977: Cessna 170A, Gallup, NM, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9130A (2)

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.
- [NTSB DEN66F0339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0339), May 14, 1966: Cessna 170 (N9130A), Oljato, UT, substantial damage

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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