# NTSB FTW88LA128: Cessna 170, N2642V, Marble Falls, TX, July 4, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1988, 20:35 local (Jul 4, 1988, 01:35 UTC)
- Place: Marble Falls, TX
- Coordinates: 30.570446, -98.269355 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5704&lon=-98.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA128
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22658/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA128

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, descent - uncontrolled
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - tree(s)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2642V-2014-09-25), registration cancelled 2014-09-25, S/N 18152, 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
- Serial number: 18152
- Airframe hours: 2676
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880703024959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880703024959A), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 170, Marble Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Trying to land in strong surface winds. Wing hit ground on the flare. Aircraft cartwheeled and backed into trees.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.