# NTSB MKC80FCG40: Cessna 170, N4137V, Lake Winnebago, MO, August 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1980
- Place: Lake Winnebago, MO · LAKE WINNEBAGO, MO
- Location: 38.8211° N, 94.3623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Winnebago, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8211&lon=-94.3623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1703   80/8/7  NR.LAKE WINNEBAGO,MO  CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4570
        TIME - 2013                    N4137V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE WINNEBAGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LAKE WINNEBAGO,MO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CORN FIELD.FUEL TANK CAP O RING SEALS,AN-6227-10,HARDENED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4137V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4137V-2013-11-15), registration cancelled 2013-11-15, S/N 18469, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lake Winnebago

## 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 19800807035549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807035549A), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna 170, Lake Winnebago, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern. Crash-landed off airport. Leaky "o" rings on gas caps allowed water in fuel.

## Other investigations on N4137V (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL89LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA040), Nov 17, 1988: Cessna 170 (N4137V), Batavia, OH, substantial damage

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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