- Date
- December 15, 1979
- Place
- Johnson City, TX · JOHNSON CITY, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4153VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791215041179A
- Case key
- 132915
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2772 79/12/15 JOHNSON CITY,TX CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 377 TIME - 1210 N4153V PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLEMANS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MATHIS,TX JOHNSON CITY,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- LOOSE CRUSHED STONE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4153V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Colemans
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.