# NTSB FTW80DRG12: Cessna 170, N4153V, Johnson City, TX, December 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1979
- Place: Johnson City, TX · JOHNSON CITY, TX
- Location: 30.2721° N, 98.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnson City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2721&lon=-98.4071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4153V), registered now, S/N 18485, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colemans

## 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 19791215041179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791215041179A), Dec 15, 1979: Cessna 170, Johnson City, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on loose gravel. Veered off side of runway. Low tail wheel time.

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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