# NTSB NYC78FNA46: Cessna 170, N4417V, Block Island, RI, August 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1978
- Place: Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Location: 41.1918° N, 71.5745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Block Island, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1918&lon=-71.5745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2710  78/8/19    BLOCK ISLAND,RI     CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 205
        TIME - 1415                    N4417V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DANBURY,CT                  BLOCK ISLAND,RI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4417V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4417V-1982-03-12), registration cancelled 1982-03-12, S/N 18550, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Block Island

## 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 19780819025019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819025019A), Aug 19, 1978: Cessna 170, Block Island, RI, 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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