# NTSB FTW77FRG66: Cessna 170, N4108V, Robstown, TX, August 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Robstown, TX · ROBSTOWN, TX
- Location: 27.7940° N, 97.6692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robstown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7940&lon=-97.6692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2745  77/8/31    ROBSTOWN,TX         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1930                    N4108V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NUECES COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NO AIRMAN RECORDS ON PLT/OWNER.CRASHED AFTR SEVERAL PASSES DOWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4108V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4108V-2012-09-13), registration cancelled 2012-09-13, S/N 18440, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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
- Airport: Nueces County

## 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 19770831030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831030449A), Aug 31, 1977: Cessna 170, Robstown, TX, Substantial damage. No airman records on plt/owner. Crashed aftr several passes down rwy.

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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