- Date
- July 3, 1988, 20:35 local (Jul 4, 1988, 01:35 UTC)
- Place
- Marble Falls, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2642VCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880703024959A
- Case key
- 22658
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot lost directional control during the lndg on runway 17. The aircraft collided with the terrain and trees after veering off the right side of the runway. The pilot reported a left quartering headwind of 25 knots gusting to 35 knots. The acft was airborne after leaving the rwy and dragged the right wing before spinning around and sliding backwards into small trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2642V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18152
- Airframe hours
- 2,676
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rabb, Issac
- Registered owner
- Isaac A Rabb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 11, 1988 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- 4R2
- Airport
- 4R2 · Horseshoe Bay, runway 17, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 215 total · 215 in this make and model · 168 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 25 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.