# NTSB MKC79FCA06: Cessna 170A, N9951A, Hillsboro, MO, January 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1979
- Place: Hillsboro, MO · HILLSBORO, MO
- Location: 38.2329° N, 90.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2329&lon=-90.5672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0135   79/1/2    HILLSBORO,MO        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 533
        TIME - 1230                    N9951A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,IA                   FARMINGTON,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ICE ACCUMULATION IN FUEL FILTER. STRUCK WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9951A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9951A-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 19311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790102000109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790102000109A), Jan 2, 1979: Cessna 170A, Hillsboro, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel strainer was full of water and ice crystals. Hit wire on forced landing.

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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